Cuddle vs Nestle - What's the difference?
cuddle | nestle | Synonyms |
To embrace affectionately, lie together snugly.
To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
* Prior
To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
To press oneself against another affectionately.
To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
* Francis Bacon
(archaic, ornithology) To build or sit upon a nest.
* L'Estrange
* William S. Woodbridge
Nestle is a synonym of cuddle.
As verbs the difference between cuddle and nestle
is that cuddle is to embrace affectionately, lie together snugly while nestle is to settle oneself comfortably and snugly.As a noun cuddle
is a snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.cuddle
English
Verb
- The young lovers cuddled on the couch.
- She cuddled the infant before bedtime.
- I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?
- She cuddles low beneath the brake; / Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.
Derived terms
* cuddlable * cuddler * cuddlesome * cuddle up * cuddlynestle
English
Verb
(en-verb)- The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
- Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succours came.
- The kingfisher nestles in hollow banks.
- She made no answer, but her fingers nervously nestled the leaves of a book.