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Meaning of nesting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nesting

Pronunciation:/ˈnɛstɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

  2. To settle into a home.

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

  3. To successively neatly fit inside another.

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

  4. To place in, or as if in, a nest.

noun

Definitions

  1. The process by which a bird nests.

  2. The enclosure of one loop, block, etc. of code inside another.