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nesting Definition and Meaning in English (nesting definition)

noun
Synonyms:breedingsettlingmaking a home
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Nesting definition: Nesting refers to the process by which birds or other animals build and inhabit a nest for laying eggs and raising young.

Definitions of Nesting

  1. 1noun

    Nesting refers to the process by which birds or other animals build and inhabit a nest for laying eggs and raising young.

  2. 2adjective

    Nesting can also describe objects that fit closely or are arranged one inside another, such as nesting tables or nested loops in programming.

Example Sentences

casual

“The birds are busy nesting in the tall tree.”

casual

“The nesting dolls fit perfectly inside each other.”

Synonyms

breedingsettlingmaking a home

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infinitivenest
past tensenested
nounnest
pluralnests
agent nounnester

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Nesting definition: Nesting refers to the process by which birds or other animals build and inhabit a nest for laying eggs and raising young.
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