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nestle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nestle

1 to lie close
  • nestled in next to the other kittens in the box
Synonyms of nestle

cuddle, nuzzle, snoozle [chiefly dialect], snuggle
Words Related to nestle

curl up

crouch, huddle
Near Antonyms of nestle

blench, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince
2 to sit or recline comfortably or cozily
  • nestling with her children on the couch
Synonyms of nestle

curl up, snug, snuggle
Words Related to nestle

burrow

couch, crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down), scrunch, squat, squinch
3 to establish or place comfortably or snugly
  • we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door
Synonyms of nestle

ensconce, install, lodge, perch, roost, settle
Words Related to nestle

deploy, emplace, fix, locate, park, plant, position, set, situate, station

anchor, bivouac, camp, camp (out)

burrow, curl up, dig in

harbor, house

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