nestle – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of nestle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to nestle
Participle: nestled
Gerund: nestling

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of nestle

Indicative

Present

Inestle
younestle
he;she;itnestles
wenestle
younestle
theynestle

Perfect

Ihave nestled
youhave nestled
he;she;ithas nestled
wehave nestled
youhave nestled
theyhave nestled

Past

Inestled
younestled
he;she;itnestled
wenestled
younestled
theynestled

Pluperfect

Ihad nestled
youhad nestled
he;she;ithad nestled
wehad nestled
youhad nestled
theyhad nestled

Future

Iwill nestle
youwill nestle
he;she;itwill nestle
wewill nestle
youwill nestle
theywill nestle

Future Perfect

Iwill have nestled
youwill have nestled
he;she;itwill have nestled
wewill have nestled
youwill have nestled
theywill have nestled

Subjunctive

Present

Inestle
younestle
he;she;itnestle
wenestle
younestle
theynestle

Perfect

Ihave nestled
youhave nestled
he;she;ithave nestled
wehave nestled
youhave nestled
theyhave nestled

Imperfect

Inestled
younestled
he;she;itnestled
wenestled
younestled
theynestled

Pluperfect

Ihad nestled
youhad nestled
he;she;ithad nestled
wehad nestled
youhad nestled
theyhad nestled

Conditional

Present

Iwould nestle
youwould nestle
he;she;itwould nestle
wewould nestle
youwould nestle
theywould nestle

Perfect

Iwould have nestled
youwould have nestled
he;she;itwould have nestled
wewould have nestled
youwould have nestled
theywould have nestled

Imperative

younestle
weLet's nestle
younestle

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam nestling
youare nestling
he;she;itis nestling
weare nestling
youare nestling
theyare nestling

Perfect

Ihave been nestling
youhave been nestling
he;she;ithas been nestling
wehave been nestling
youhave been nestling
theyhave been nestling

Past

Iwas nestling
youwere nestling
he;she;itwas nestling
wewere nestling
youwere nestling
theywere nestling

Pluperfect

Ihad been nestling
youhad been nestling
he;she;ithad been nestling
wehad been nestling
youhad been nestling
theyhad been nestling

Future

Iwill be nestling
youwill be nestling
he;she;itwill be nestling
wewill be nestling
youwill be nestling
theywill be nestling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been nestling
youwill have been nestling
he;she;itwill have been nestling
wewill have been nestling
youwill have been nestling
theywill have been nestling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be nestling
youwould be nestling
he;she;itwould be nestling
wewould be nestling
youwould be nestling
theywould be nestling

Perfect

Iwould have been nestling
youwould have been nestling
he;she;itwould have been nestling
wewould have been nestling
youwould have been nestling
theywould have been nestling

Other

Verbs similar to 'nestle'

nettle, nustle, pestle, beetle, bustle, castle, ettle, fettle, gentle, geste,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snuggle
cuddle, burrow, huddle, nuzzle, snug

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”). See: Dutch 'nestelen'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] close to her side, and kissed her fondly, when at once the truth flashed upon the child, and all mistrust and anxiety disappeared from her face, as with an expression of exceeding joy she eagerly nestled to the bosom of her parent, and yielded herself to her fond embraces. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] about them but the blue jay, whose colour is so bright, and yet so delicate, that it looks like a flying flower. At lengthened intervals a log cabin, with its little space of cleared land about it, nestles under a rising ground, and sends its thread of blue smoke curling up into the sky. It stands in the corner of the poor field of wheat, which is full of great unsightly stumps, like earthy [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] turban, made of a gay red Madras handkerchief, of the first quality, her dress is neatly fitted, and of good material, showing that she has been provided for with a careful hand. By her side, and nestling closely to her, is a young girl of fifteen,—her daughter. She is a quadroon, as may be seen from her fairer complexion, though her likeness to her mother is quite discernible. She has the same soft, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)