noun

nesting

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noun

The process of a bird building or occupying a nest.

"Nesting season begins in early spring for most songbirds."

The arrangement of one thing placed or contained inside another, including in computer code.

"Deep nesting of loops can make code harder to read."

How to Use Nesting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither birds settling into nests, or the general idea of things fitting or stacking inside one another.

Common pairings

nesting season nesting instinct nesting dolls

nestings plural

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_____ season begins in early spring for most songbirds.

From nest + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

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