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1. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position
   "We nestled against each other to keep warm";
   - cuddle, snuggle, nest, nuzzle, draw close, cosy [Brit, Cdn], cozy [N. Amer], cozy up [N. Amer], cosy up [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Lie in a sheltered position
   "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
    
3. Position comfortably
   "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow";
   - snuggle

1. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
   - cuddle, snuggle

Derived forms: nestled, nestling, nestles

Type of: cling to, clutch, embrace, embracement, embracing, hold close, hold tight, lay, lie, place, pose, position, put, set

Encyclopedia: Nestle, Marion