ˈnesəl verb
( nestled ; nestled ; nestling -s(ə)liŋ ; nestles )
Etymology: Middle English nestlen, from Old English nestlian, from nest + -lian -le
intransitive verb
1. archaic
a. : to make or occupy a nest : settle in a nest
b. : to make one's home : take up abode
2.
a. : to settle snugly or comfortably : take up a cozy, warm, or affectionate position
nestled quietly into the cushions
the infant nestled at his mother's breast
b. : to press or lie close : cuddle
she had nestled down with him, that his head might lie upon her arm — Charles Dickens
3. : to lie embosomed, embedded, or sheltered : seem at home or naturally located
settlements nestled in narrow valleys and ravines — J.F.Embree & W.L.Thomas
4. dialect chiefly England : to be restless : fidget
transitive verb
1. : to settle, shelter, or house in or as if in a nest
nestled himself into the warm bed
nestled the monkey's body in the crook of his arm — Joseph Whitehill
2. : to press or snuggle close or affectionately
nestled her shoulder close against him