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nesting

The correct spelling is nesting.

How to pronounce nesting

verb

IPA: /ˈnɛstɪŋ/

Say it like: Nes-tin-g

The correct spelling is nesting. (of animals) To build or settle into a nest. For example: "We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!"

Usage Examples

We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!

I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.

There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
  2. 2.To settle into a home.
  3. 3.To successively neatly fit inside another.
  4. 4.To place in, or as if in, a nest.
  5. 5.To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

noun

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

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