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[ US /ˈnɛsˈɫi, ˈnɛsəɫ/ ]
[ UK /nˈɛsə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. lie in a sheltered position
    The little cottage nestles in the forest
  2. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
    We cuddled against each other to keep warm
    The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
  3. position comfortably
    The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow
NOUN
  1. a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

How To Use nestle In A Sentence

  • Kirkland is a lovely city nestled on Lake Washington, with views of the water, the Seattle skyline, and of course Mount Rainier, which is by far the area's most impressive and hopefully most dormant volcano. Archive 2007-10-01
  • He's comfortable like this, lying against an array of chenille pillows while the woman in his arms nestles against him.
  • She kicked the covers to the foot of the bed, swapped her pillow for another, and nestled as close to the wall as she could.
  • The tiny village of Clonegal nestles in a picturesque valley, deep in the lush, rolling countryside where counties Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow meet.
  • Close against them and overpeering their tops were hollyhocks and dahlias; against these stood at lesser height sweet peas, asters, zinnias, coreopsis and others of like stature; in front of these were poppies for summer, marigolds for autumn; beneath these again were verbenas, candytuft -- all this is sketched from memory, and I recall the winsome effect rather than species and names; and still below nestled portulaca and periwinkle. The Amateur Garden
  • Nestled in terra cotta, thick, gutsy prosciutto barely girdles hunks of luxuriantly gooey mozzarella bocconcini that have been roasted into a delicious taffy, the perfect bonbon to chomp on during a film by the Taviani brothers.
  • Nestle Rowntree said it was also discarding the plastic disc opening on the old design in favor of a cardboard flip-top lid, as part of a makeover to ensure the brand remained ‘fresh and interesting’ to youngsters.
  • It is a wildly ambitious essay that has been anthologized elsewhere, but it resonates here more than ever, finally nestled among the other work that occasioned it.
  • Silent Grove is the campground & again very pretty nestled amongst the boab and gum trees. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
  • The name Interlaken meant “between the lakes” and it was exactly that, nestled between sparkling Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. The Lions of Lucerne
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