Pauline's baby Selina would just nestle in her arms as if they were the most comfortable place on earth.
Source: tatoeba (8415822)
Nestle
//ˈnɛsəl//
Synonyms for "nestle" (61 found)
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37 translations across 15 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- տեղավորվել verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Bulgarian
2 entries- настанявам се verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- сгушвам се verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Finnish
2 entries- käpertyä verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- painautua mukavasti jotakin vasten verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
French
3 entries- se nicher verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- se pelotonner verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- se pelotonner verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Galician
1 entries- aconchegar verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
German
2 entries- es sich gemütlich machen verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- sich anschmiegen verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Hindi
2 entries- चिपकना verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- सटना verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Italian
1 entries- accomodarsi verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Māori
1 entries- kōpipiri verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Polish
2 entries- przytulić się verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- zagnieździć się verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Portuguese
1 entries- aconchegar-se verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Russian
4 entries- гнезди́ться verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- льнуть verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- мости́ться verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- прижа́ться verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- priljubiti verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- pripiti se verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- privijati verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- privinuti verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Spanish
4 entries- acomodarse verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- acomodarse verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
- acurrucarse verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
- acurrucarse verb (to press oneself against another affectionately)
Swedish
1 entries- nästla verb (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
A whole colony of wild birds nestle in the reedy thatch, and find out quiet corners in the cool shadow of that wide veranda.
Source: tatoeba (12071440)
In the work that it [the Servants of India Society] will do in the future it will be the spirit of Mr. [Gopal Krishna] Gokhale that will inspire it. So I would remind you that while you raise a statue to his public honour, do not forget what matters more, the hope that ever nestled warmly in his heart, that is nearest and dearest to those who imitate him, throwing away everything of this world and burning upon the altar of their country in sacrifice all that the world could give of joy and wealth, […]
Source: wiktionary
The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
Source: wiktionary
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