Synonyms of perching

perching

verb

present participle of perch

1

as in landing

to come to rest after descending from the air

pigeons perching on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in nestling

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

perched the baby in a basket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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