- present participle of nestle.
nestling
Example Sentences
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We explore historic and natural sights in Lisbon and nearby, including the breathtaking hills nestling the palaces of Sintra.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
But for a hummingbird with a broken wing or a nestling with a missing mom, the situation is life-threatening.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Many years ago, her cat had escaped and came back with a hummingbird nestling.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
But Xist's nestling into the extra X chromosome generates odd combinations of lncRNA, proteins that bind to it, other proteins that bind to those proteins, and DNA some of those proteins cling to.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
It was perfectly dry, protected as it was in Shifa’s case and nestling safely in the crevice.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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