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Pestling vs Nestling - What's the difference?

pestling | nestling |

As verbs the difference between pestling and nestling

is that pestling is while nestling is .

As a noun nestling is

a small bird that is still confined to the nest or nestling can be the act of one who nestles.

pestling

English

Verb

(head)

    • nestling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) nestling, equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small bird that is still confined to the nest.
  • (obsolete) A nest; a receptacle.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who nestles.
  • * 1871 , Kate Neely Hill Festetits, Actions speak louder than words
    • It was associated, to them, with vague sweet memories of loving nestlings in mother's arms, of soft warm coddlings before the fire, of slow rocking to and fro in the little, low, flag chair, and gradual droppings off to sleep