nesting

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/ˈnɛstɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

(of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
To settle into a home.“We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!”
To successively neatly fit inside another.“I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.”
To place in, or as if in, a nest.

noun

The process by which a bird nests.
The enclosure of one loop, block, etc. of code inside another.

Related words

Synonyms

nestling brooding bird brood spawning oviposition breeding reproductive breed reproducing reproduction clutch bridge redd playback nid

Associated

leatherback loggerhead nests tern plover nest waterfowl hollows peregrine cavities swallows turtle

Rhymes

jesting resting investing manifesting testing suggesting questing arresting cresting breasting

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