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nestling

verb , present participle of nestle

Synonyms and Antonyms of nestling

1 to lie close

nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

Synonyms of nestling

cuddling, nuzzling, snoozling [chiefly dialect], snuggling

Words Related to nestling

crouching, huddling

Near Antonyms of nestling

blenching, flinching, quailing, recoiling, shrinking, shying, starting, wincing

2 to sit or recline comfortably or cozily

nestling with her children on the couch

Synonyms of nestling

curling up, snugging, snuggling

Words Related to nestling

couching, crouching, huddling, hunching, hunkering (down), scrunching, squatting, squinching

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 nestling

ensconcing, installing, lodging, perching, roosting, settling

Words Related to nestling

deploying, emplacing, fixing, locating, parking, planting, positioning, setting, situating, stationing

anchoring, bivouacking, camping, camping (out)

burrowing, curling up, digging in

harboring, housing

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