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# nestled

verb (nestle, nestles, nestled, nestling)

«nestled» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nestled/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a bird settling in its nest or a child cuddling up

### Examples

- The chick nestled under its mother's wing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nestled/#x1)
- The child nestled closer to the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nestled/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nestled/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nestled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nestled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nestled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nestled.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «nestled» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nestled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nestled» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nestled.html) on Mova free.