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nestling

[ US /ˈnɛsɫɪŋ, ˈnɛstɫɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /nˈɛslɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. young bird not yet fledged
  2. a young person of either sex
    they're just kids
    she writes books for children
    `tiddler' is a British term for youngster

How To Use nestling In A Sentence

  • The next day she said the landscape as they cruised along the River Rhine was very picturesque with little villages nestling in the hills.
  • I woke up this morning with a knot of excitement and anticipation nestling comfortably in my stomach.
  • April, without entering the cottage, hangs over the hungry nestlings watching them.] _April. Poems
  • It was covered in fucoid algae and delicate yellow and orange plumose anemones that drew us in closer, as there were often a few gems nestling in them.
  • Carrion Crow nests are conspicuous and we were able to observe birds delivering food to nestlings using spotting scopes.
  • Nestling next to the ladies of the night were several mustached, glazed-eyed Afghan men who occasionally took unsteady steps onto a makeshift dance floor to bust some surprisingly graceful traditional moves. The Longest War
  • She rocked the gleaming harp towards her, nestling it into its accustomed spot on her right shoulder.
  • Two ugly reptilian little nestlings and an unhatched egg that was probably still a goer. Times, Sunday Times
  • Magpie nestlings, as well as most nidicolous birds, change skin color from red to orange.
  • Similarly, parents might lure young from the nest by perching nearby with food or by calling to nestlings.
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