(~s, nestling, ~d)
1.
If you ~ or are ~d somewhere, you move into a comfortable position, usually by pressing against someone or against something soft.
John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them ~ against him...
Jade ~d her first child in her arms.
= snuggle
VERB: V prep, V n prep
2.
If something such as a building ~s somewhere or if it is ~d somewhere, it is in that place and seems safe or sheltered.
Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children’s home...
She ~d the eggs safely in the straw in Jim’s basket.
VERB: V prep, V n prep