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What is the verb for nest?

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nest

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
(intransitive) To settle into a home.
(intransitive) To successively neatly fit inside another.
(transitive) To place in, or as if in, a nest.
(transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
(intransitive) To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
Synonyms:

sojourn, stay, reside, lodge, dwell, live, inhabit, board, abide, crash, room, bide, stop, tarry, squat, holiday, roost, vacation, visit, perch, rest, remain, linger, vacay, put up, be quartered, be housed, stay over, have rooms, stop over, be billeted, bunk, settle, hang out, quarter, domicile, be domiciled, park, shelter, take up residence, roof, harbor, camp, harbour, have one's home, house, occupy, locate, hole up, live in … more

nestle

To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
To press oneself against another affectionately.
To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
(archaic, ornithology, intransitive) To build or sit upon a nest.
(archaic, ornithology, transitive) Of a bird: to look after its young.
(transitive) To move or place into a comfortable position
Synonyms:

snuggle, huddle, nuzzle, snug, burrow, cuddle, bundle, settle, snoozle, curl up, snug down, cuddle up, cozy up, settle down, lie against, lie close, curl, ensconce yourself, crouch, make yourself small, hunch up, hug, embrace, grasp, spoon, huddle up, lie close to, perch, instal, install, lodge, roost, ensconce, park, plonk, plant, set, rest, sit, place, position, seat, station, set down, fix, lay, put, establish, locate … more

Examples:

“It would be wrong to either rush to condemn the incumbent for increasing our visibility as a target, or to nestle in the comforting bosom of a father figure.”

“I nestle into the cozy armchair and sip a warm cup of tea, finding comfort and relaxation.”

“The small bird decided to nestle among the tree branches, enjoying the safety and warmth of its hidden spot.”

nestling

present participle of nestle
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nesting

present participle of nest
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nested

simple past tense and past participle of nest
embedded
successively fit inside another.
Synonyms:

sojourned, stayed, resided, lodged, dwelt, dwelled, lived, inhabited, boarded, abode, abided, crashed, roomed, bode, bided, bidden, stopped, tarried, squatted, holidayed, roosted, vacationed, visited, perched, rested, remained, lingered, put up, stayed over, had rooms, stopped over, bunked, settled, hung out, quartered, domiciled, parked, sheltered, roofed, harbored, camped, harboured, housed, had one's home, occupied, located, holed up, lived in, had your home in, put down roots … more

Examples:

“The body may be a stream of data, a container of nested parts, or an embedded message.”

“They said this work should have been delayed until after the birds had nested and young had left the nests.”

“Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae.”

nestles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nestle
Synonyms:

snuggles, huddles, nuzzles, snugs, burrows, cuddles, bundles, settles, snoozles, curls up, snugs down, cuddles up, cozies up, settles down, lies against, lies close, curls, ensconces yourself, crouches, hunches up, makes yourself small, perches, instals, installs, lodges, roosts, ensconces, parks, rests, sits, plonks, plants, sets, places, positions, seats, stations, sets down, fixes, lays, puts, establishes, stands, locates, alights, lights, lands, plops, comes to rest … more

Examples:

“It nestles just off the town square of Durrow, surrounded by the old rampart of the castle walls.”

“In the topmost branches of a wonderful ash tree nestles a beautiful room with glass walls.”

“The cove nestles under high cliffs and is protected from all but east winds.”

nests

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nest
Synonyms:

sojourns, stays, resides, lodges, dwells, lives, inhabits, boards, abides, crashes, rooms, bides, stops, tarries, squats, holidays, roosts, vacations, visits, perches, rests, remains, lingers, puts up, stays over, has rooms, stops over, bunks, settles, hangs out, quarters, domiciles, parks, shelters, takes up residence, roofs, harbors, camps, harbours, houses, has one's home, occupies, locates, holes up, lives in, has your home in, bivouacks, bivouacs, dwells in, establishes oneself … more

nesteth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of nest

nestled

simple past tense and past participle of nestle
Synonyms:

snuggled, huddled, nuzzled, snugged, burrowed, cuddled, bundled, settled, snoozled, curled up, snugged down, cuddled up, cozied up, settled down, lay against, lain against, lay close, lain close, curled, crouched, ensconced yourself, hunched up, made yourself small, perched, installed, lodged, roosted, ensconced, set, parked, set down, plonked, planted, put, rested, sat, placed, positioned, seated, stationed, fixed, fixt, laid, established, sitten, located, alighted, lit, lighted … more

Examples:

“Lampless, they climbed a ladder into the dusty hay-rick, and nestled in a corner under the eaves.”

“Below nestled a shingle cove of limpid water and fearless little fish, qualities that tend to bring the boy out of the man.”

“Suds from the soapy sponge he used to clean the floor clung to his sleeves and nestled in his wiry black hair.”

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