nesting

British  

/ ˈnɛstɪŋ /

noun

1. the tendency to arrange one's immediate surroundings, such as a work station, to create a place where one feels secure, comfortable, or in control

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Example Sentences

"We know they're nesting when we start seeing single cranes out in flight," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Their first project together was a series of nesting tables made from a coast live oak that had fallen on Grand Avenue in South Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“I did the nesting thing for six years,” she shares.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

There is only one other known case of burrowing bees nesting inside a cave, and none where bees used pre-existing fossil structures without altering them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“She’s here. You stole her,” the attic said, communicating through creaky timbers and the chittering sounds of rodents nesting in forgotten boxes of clothing.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland