Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the
interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the
parent; as, a child nestles.
Source : WordNet®
nestled
adj : drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if
for affection or protection; "saw a number of small
houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby
snuggled in its mother's arms" [syn: {snuggled}]