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Nestled

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.

    The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
    --Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The Night Before Christmas).

  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.

Wiktionary
nestled

vb. (en-past of: nestle)

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]

Usage examples of "nestled".

He draped his arm over her thighs, his hand cradling the curve of her hip as if to keep her nestled against him.

She put her arms around him and nestled against him, drinking in his scent.

She nestled closer to him and rubbed her face against the hair of his chest, feeling the soft curls catch at her eyelashes.

And all the time her small, firm breast nestled in his palm, the nipple already peaked, inviting a more intimate touch.

She thought of the way Jed had nestled against her, and tears burned her eyes.

Her eyes slid shut, and she nestled closer to him, inhaling the distinctly male scent of his strong body.

He lifted the armrest between their seats and pulled her over so her head nestled into the hollow of his shoulder.

She nestled against him as trustingly as a child, but he could never forget that she was a woman, as fierce and elemental as wind or fire.

She nestled her head into the pillow, feeling the iron hard strength of his arm beneath it.

Her thighs were inside his slightly spread legs, his growing hardness nestled against the soft mound at the top of her thighs.

She couldn't believe that her hands were nestled in his armpits like birds.

Her bottom would be nestled against him, and he would quietly go insane.

She could feel him, nestled between her spread legs, but true to his word he was making no move to enter her.

So she ignored the situation, acted as if her hand wasn't nestled in his much more powerful one like a bird taking shelter, and inwardly she savored every moment of it.

His other hand slipped around over her bottom and firmly pulled her forward until he was nestled ultimately in the notch of her thighs.