nestle
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nes·tle
(nĕs'əl) 
v., -tled, -tling, -tles. v.intr.
v., -tled, -tling, -tles. v.intr.
- To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows.
- To lie in a sheltered position: a cottage that nestles in the wood.
- To draw or press close, as in affection; snuggle: The child nestled up to her mother.
- Archaic. To nest.
- To snuggle or press contentedly: The baby nestled its head on my shoulder.
- To place or settle as if in a nest: I nestled the puppy in my arms.
[Middle English nestlen, to make a nest, from Old English nestlian, from nest, nest.]
nestler nes'tler n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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nestle
verb
- To lie or press close together, usually with another person or thing: cuddle, nuzzle, snug, snuggle. See near/far/distance.
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nestle
IN BRIEF: To lie cozy and snug.
After a hard day of playing, the puppies would nestle in with their mother and go to sleep.
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Nestle
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ligge lunt, putte sig ned, putte sig ind til
v. tr. - putte
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich nestelen, zich vlijen, half verborgen liggen, tegen iemand aanliggen, wiegen, verbergen
Français (French)
v. intr. - appuyer sa tête (sur, contre), se blottir (contre, sous), se caler dans, être niché
v. tr. - appuyer (sa tête) (sur, contre), étreindre
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich kuscheln, sich schmiegen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κουρνιάζω, φωλιάζω, πλησιάζω χαδιάρικα, κουλουριάζομαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - aninhar-se, abrigar, acariciar
Русский (Russian)
устраиваться
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - arrellanarse, acurrucarse
v. tr. - abrigar, proveer de nido, cuidar, mimar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sätta sig bekvämt tillrätta, smyga sig, ligga inbäddad, hålla ömt, krama, krypa ihop, ordna bo åt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
舒适地坐定, 偎依, 抱, 安置
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 舒適地坐定, 偎依
v. tr. - 抱, 安置
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 기분 좋게 자리잡다, 깃들이다
v. tr. - (머리, 얼굴 등에)비벼대다, ~을 ~에 아늑하게 자리잡도록 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 寄り添う, ここちよく落ち着く
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يأوي, يسكن, يحتضن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - שכן ב-, היה חבוי למחצה או משובץ בתוך
v. tr. - החזיק כבעריסה, התרפק, השעין, קינן
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