(v. i.) To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
(v. i.) To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
(v. t.) To house, as in a nest.
(v. t.) To cherish, as a bird her young.
Example Sentences:
(1) This makes The Red Pill a continuous, multi-voiced, up-to-the-minute male complaint nestled at the heart of the so-called manosphere – a network of websites preoccupied with both the men’s rights movement and how to pick up women.
(2) Maybe it will do him good to go away with England.” Such is the cyclical life of goalscorers, there are times when those fractions that can be the difference between a ball ending up nestled in the net, or agonisingly wide, or foiled by a goalkeeper that probably seems 10 feet tall, loom large.
(3) Such boutons characteristically were found nestled within a cluster of spine-like projections taking origin from somata as well as proximal and intermediate dendrites.
(4) To counter the fierce winds, there are wooden teepees for tents to nestle in.
(5) Comparable treatment of maternal mice, on the other hand, resulted in considerable nestling mortality.
(6) Chronic exposure of nestlings to the hypercapnia and hypoxia within burrows seems to significantly alter their ventilatory response to these respiratory stimuli.
(7) Nestle pledged to set “greenhouse gas reduction targets that are based upon science and incorporating both absolute-carbon and carbon-intensity aspects”.
(8) What they say "You are an enigma wrapped in a riddle nestled in a sesame seed bun of mystery" – Stephen Colbert
(9) This is what we imagined: the becalmed beauty of the Whitsunday Passage, that spectacular collection of islands protectively nestled inside the Great Barrier Reef, safe from prevailing winds; bright blue languid days gliding over turquoise waters, taking turns at the tiller in our togs; finding our own private cove as the sun goes down; diving into warm pristine waters; the tinkling of intimate laughter; the fizz of champagne and the sizzle of prawns on the barbie.
(10) Only 3 of 4 nestlings from 1 nest site of G. fortis (1.5%) had oocysts in their feces.
(11) However, the outstanding feature was the high mortality rate during the first week after hatching, with a peak on the fourth day and nestlings never growing any older than three months.
(12) At a nondescript factory nestled in an industrial Brooklyn waterfront, dozens of tech reporters, industry insiders and 3D printing enthusiasts last Friday filed in to attend the grand opening of the manufacturing headquarters of the best-known name in 3D printing .
(13) Only 1 campylobacter isolate could be recovered from altogether 54 birds of prey although 16 Buzzards (Buteo buteo) were investigated as nestlings.
(14) Nestling beneath the craggy wall of Fort Saint-Jean, a 17th-century stronghold that once housed the Foreign Legion, the squat glass building is shielded from the harsh Mediterranean sun by a dark filigree veil.
(15) What revolution worth its salt can be fuelled by demands of freedom and dignity and not have gender nestled in its beating heart – especially in a country replete with misogyny, religious fundamentalism (of both the Islamic and Christian kind) and which for 60 years has chafed under a hybrid of military-police rule?
(16) His bedside drawer probably opens with the clink that characterises so many similar drawers belonging to gay men, as bottles of poppers nestle among the lube, condoms and a half-read Alan Hollinghurst novel.
(17) When he rolled on to the stands of Nuremberg Toy Fair, Lego wasn’t treating him as anything special – he was just nestled among the crowd.
(18) I've got a copy of Spare Rib from September 1981 nestled among my books.
(19) The Tb of nestlings after a 20 min exposure to Ta approximately equal to 5 degrees C less than Ta,n increased from 31.9 on day 0.5 to 37 degrees C on day 11.5.
(20) Up in the foothills of the Pyrenees, in a tiny village nestled amid breathtaking landscapes and eagles in flight, a man in a woolly hat pushes a wheelbarrow up a narrow street whistling to himself as the smell of woodsmoke drifts out of chimneys.
Snuggle
Definition:
(v. t.) To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recently, Amnesty disgraced itself by snuggling up to pro-jihadists, while the RSPCA preferred to spend its money pursuing foxhunting rather than cruel factory farming.
(2) At these two wooden one-bedroom cottages on the shores of Loch Tay, you can listen to the gently lapping water as the sun goes down or snuggle up with a dram in front of the woodburning stove.
(3) A seven-year-old boy snuggles up to his mother as she finishes his bedtime story.
(4) A meaningful opposition Lucy Whitehouse, 25, London With the Tories snuggling up to the Democratic Unionists, we’re facing some serious potential lows for equality.
(5) That must be horrible – but that feeling can be short-term and the pros (snuggling up to your warm, chubby baby) surely outweigh that particular con?
(6) The 3,000 sq km frozen lake, way up in the Arctic Circle, is a long way from any light pollution, so conditions are ideal for snuggling up and watching the sky through the glass roof, or keeping warm outdoors in a mobile hot tub and sauna.
(7) 3) Examples of types of manifestations where the skin is involved in interactions--cuddling, snuggling, hugging and its relationship to clinging, kissing, tickling.
(8) We decided to bystep the happy vin chaud drinkers on the sun-filled terrace and snuggle up in the cosy interior.
(9) Then he snuggled up in my arms and fell into a contented sleep.
(10) But since the great recession that followed the financial crash of 2008, Labour believes there is little kudos to be won with voters by snuggling up to big bosses.
(11) "While it's unlikely that Google's going to hand over any user information, I still don't like how close – and how quickly – Google is snuggling up with perhaps the scariest of all government agencies," he blogged.
(12) Later that night he allegedly left another offensive post, writing: "What's the odds of Criado and Creasy snuggling and cuddling under a duvet checking their tweets and cackling like witches (rape me says Caroline)."
(13) Then, the other day, I was slain by a miniature board book called Snuggle Wuggle .
(14) What is also noticeable is the constant physical proximity when we are together: the snuggling, the wanting to have a point of contact when sitting – a shoulder, a knee – and the frequent glancing touches when we are cooking together; the fact that even when it's cold, he'll take one glove off in the street so that we can hold hands skin to skin.
(15) So we have the return of Bolly bezzies Edwina and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie ; Tina Fey and Margot Robbie bonding beneath the bombs in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ; Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny cackling happily in Love & Friendship , Greta Gerwig snuggling with one-time love-rival Julianne Moore in Maggie’s Plan ; Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell swapping horror stories in Bad Moms , and Bell (again) enjoying a slow-burn buddy-up with Melissa McCarthy (again) in The Boss .
(16) There are some suggesting that David Cameron would be smart, on Leveson Day, to give the press a little time to try to agree a firm package of reforms – and then wait and see if editors and proprietors can snuggle up and agree.
(17) Last year Jackson regifted a " Snuggle Wrap " wearable fleece blanket which she describes as "completely hideous: She said: "It was electric blue polyester and crackled when you moved, with a pocket for the TV remote control.
(18) Snuggled down beneath the thickly wooded southern shores of Coniston Water, the isle hides itself from prying eyes beneath its own cloak of trees and thus is a wonderful place to become a child again and imagine yourself into a daring escapade.
(19) Many of us remember snuggling up on the carpet, watching our teacher’s animated face as they put on funny voices and brought a story to life.
(20) Oh, you can just imagine her and Barry O together, exuding droll wit as they snuggle up by the fire in the White House den, wondering how to deal with the latest insurgency from their pesky kids that they just love so goddamn much.