nestled
part of speech
verb (nestle, nestles, nestled, nestling)
meaning for a pupil
To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man. tree →
sense in the lessons
in stories, a bird settling in its nest or a child cuddling up
examples
- O inhabitant of Lebanon, that art nestled in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! (Prophets JER.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The chick nestled under its mother's wing. tree →
- The child nestled closer to the fire. tree →
note
nothing for maths.
Trees and pragmatics
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