verb
- Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.
- usage: "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
- Lie in a sheltered position.
- usage: "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
- synonyms: nestle
- Position comfortably.
- usage: "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"
adjective
- Drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection.
- usage: "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms"
- synonyms: snuggled
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