nestle
To settle into a warm, cosy and comfortable position.
nestle in a sentence
- The kitten loved to nestle into the soft blanket by the fire on cold evenings.
- The village seemed to nestle snugly in the valley, wrapped by hills on every side.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to nestle?
- Asnuggle
- Bwriggle
- Csquirm
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A: snuggle. The other three mean the opposite of nestle.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to nestle?
- Asettle
- Bsnuggle
- Ccuddle
- Dsquirm
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D: squirm. The other three mean nearly the same as nestle.
Words that mean something similar
snuggle, cuddle, settle
Words that mean the opposite
squirm, wriggle
More words about movement & action
- nimble: Able to move quickly, lightly and easily.
- nuzzle: To rub or press gently against someone with your nose to show love.
- obliterate: To destroy something completely so nothing is left.
- obstacle: Something that gets in your way and stops you moving forward.
- obtain: To get something, often by working or asking for it.
- onslaught: A fierce attack or a great rush of something.
- peer: To look very closely and carefully at something that is hard to see.
- pelt: To throw things at someone again and again, or to rain very hard.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test