The small village nestles in a valley where the morning fog lingers until midmorning.
这个小村庄依偎在山谷中，晨雾一直持续到上午中段。
Which choice best defines “nestle”?
A — Settle comfortably, snuggle. “nestle” means settle comfortably, snuggle.
Which word means “settle comfortably, snuggle”?
C — nestle. “nestle” means settle comfortably, snuggle.
nestle — settle comfortably, snuggle. In Chinese: 安顿，依偎.
nestle is pronounced /ˈnesl/.
The small village nestles in a valley where the morning fog lingers until midmorning. (这个小村庄依偎在山谷中，晨雾一直持续到上午中段。)
snuggle, cuddle, settle — all close in meaning to nestle (settle comfortably, snuggle).
withdraw, separate — each the opposite of nestle (settle comfortably, snuggle).
Yes. nestle is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
nest (nest) + le (small)