Synonyms of roosting

roosting

verb

present participle of roost

1

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air

pigeons flying home to roost on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• landing
• alighting
• lighting
• touching down
• settling
• belly-landing
• crash-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• climbing
• arising
• ascending
• taking off
• flying
• floating
• gliding
• soaring
• hanging
• blasting off
• hovering
• winging
• planing

2

as in nestling

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• nestling
• lodging
• positioning
• parking
• settling
• installing
• planting
• locating
• ensconcing
• anchoring
• stationing
• deploying
• situating
• housing
• camping
• burrowing
• setting
• camping (out)
• fixing
• emplacing
• bivouacking
• curling up
• digging in
• harboring