Synonyms of nestles

nestles

verb

present tense third-person singular of nestle

1

as in snuggles

to lie close

nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggles
• nuzzles
• cuddles
• crouches
• curls up
• snoozles
• huddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recoils
• starts
• shies
• shrinks
• winces
• flinches
• quails
• blenches

2

as in crouches

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

nestling with her children on the couch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snuggles
• crouches
• snugs
• curls up
• burrows
• scrunches
• squats
• huddles
• hunkers (down)
• hunches
• couches
• squinches

3

as in lodges

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 & Similar Words

• lodges
• perches
• settles
• parks
• positions
• situates
• ensconces
• installs
• locates
• plants
• deploys
• stations
• roosts
• houses
• anchors
• camps
• camps (out)
• sets
• harbors
• curls up
• burrows
• emplaces
• fixes
• bivouacs
• digs in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nestles

The Shelter Island porch stretches the entire width of the house, which nestles in a grove of trees about 250 feet from the shore. — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Lech nestles along the eponymous river, tucked in amongst Austria’s westernmost mountains. — Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026

Boasting a playful curved lip that fits neatly in your palm and elegantly nestles one after the other in a stack, these wavy plates are an exceptionally sculptural way to set the table. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025

Many creative platers like to cut a circular hole out of their bread loaf, which the butter candle then nestles inside. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – This first feature from the animators Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, adapted from an autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb, nestles us inside the mindscape of a very young Belgian girl living with her parents in postwar Japan. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025

Next, Kat nestles a plastic headpiece shaped like a bighorn sheep rack onto me. — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

The way Skye nestles her head into the crook of her brother’s neck or drapes herself across his legs after an unembarrassed display of grief is ineffably moving. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025