Nesting
/ˈnɛstɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters
Definition of Nesting
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.
- To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
"There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes."
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