Members of a group vie for the right to feed nestlings, undertake guard duty, even attack snakes. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Verb (used without object) : a cottage nestling in a pine grove. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He nestled himself into the hay for a short nap. ,She nestled her head on his shoulder. From Dictionary.com.
He picked out another nestling from the young brood, and again sailed away. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
"One more question," stalled Ariakas, the hilt of his sword nestling comfortably in his palm. From Wordnik.com. [Emperor of Ansalon]
I thought the idea of nestling an arena inside four towers was really, really interesting, and I thought it would have been a really exciting project. From Wordnik.com. [Talking SHoP About Atlantic Yards] Reference
So we shouldn't be surprised to find this set drooling over the prospect of "nestling" in the public sector, particularly the K-12 education "market.". From Wordnik.com. [Brian Jones: Karl Marx: Teacher of the Year?] Reference
This will help keep the silverware from "nestling," but please note the knives should be placed with the blade down and handle up as a safety precaution. From Wordnik.com. [Hints From Heloise] Reference
Shall we call the nestling spot?. From Wordnik.com. [Lysistrata] Reference
Dosia, with Zaidee nestling close to her, slept at last. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.] Reference
A little house stands here, nestling against the rocky bank. From Wordnik.com. [Only an Irish Girl] Reference
Alysia hugged Suzaku, nestling her head on the red feathers. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.30: Farewell, My Home] Reference
"Oh, how you frightened me!" said Lily, nestling against him. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
The nestling will not begin until some courts have had their say. From Wordnik.com. [Compassionate Liberalism] Reference
'This is cosy,' it remarked, nestling in the warmth; 'perhaps after all. From Wordnik.com. [Parables from Flowers] Reference
He took his napkin and lined his lunch box, nestling his charm inside. From Wordnik.com. [Old Egg] Reference
She was charming, a bird nestling in cottonwool, a rosebud fallen amid snow. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Without delay it became a little squawberry vine nestling under the dead leaves. From Wordnik.com. [A Treasury of Eskimo Tales] Reference
And, oh, how proud Brunie felt when she had them all nestling up to her like that!. From Wordnik.com. [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference
She caught his arm for her sole answer, and walked on, nestling close to his side. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
"And with as little cause," she whispered softly, nestling her cheek against his shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Only an Irish Girl] Reference
The goal is to keep a fertilized egg from nestling into the uterine wall and becoming a baby. From Wordnik.com. [If You Don't Like Implants...] Reference
She cherished the fair hair with loving touch, nestling the thin cheek against her soft, warm one. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
This strong and impregnable place is the Rock of Gibraltar and the city nestling at its base, Gibraltar. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
At last, nestling down again among the bed covers, she laughed -- and a gurgling, rippling melody it was. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
Was there, after all, an obstinate, unbendable back-bone under the soft feathers of this his nestling dove?. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
This strong and impregnable place is the Rock of Gibraltar, and the city nestling at its base, Gibraltar 201. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
He was well acquainted with the great park of Maisons-Lafitte, with the white villas nestling among the trees. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
What serenity upon this delicate, sweet face, with its closed eyes, nestling among her beautiful, disordered hair!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A half hour later she reached the village, a collection of dilapidated shelters nestling under the protection of the giant palm trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Phantom] Reference
While studying a family of redstarts that lived in a gray birch some twelve feet above the ground, the hen and one nestling disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State] Reference
Jinks lay at his master's feet, his forepaws stretched out in front of him, and his sharp-pointed, black nose nestling comfortably on them. From Wordnik.com. [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference
At times we dropped into a small valley, each having its little group of houses nestling among feathery bamboos and surrounded by tiny green fields. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
The city is situated in a valley with stretches of mountains on either side, a lake nestling in the centre of the place and in the midst of a perfect wealth of trees. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
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