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Meaning of nustle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To take care of fondly; to cherish; to nurse.
    obsolete
  2. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

Examples

“And now by means of those worldly Lectures, which he had by my direction so gravely, and effectually read unto me, I became such a Proficient in Mammon's School, as those who long time had been nursed and nustled in it, could not come near me in the Practical part of a Worldling.”
“Old men, long nustled in corruption, scorn them that would seek reformation.”
“[…] and yet black pudding is an essential feature of the English Breakfast plate, nustling in amongst the beans with a friendly and approachable demeanour.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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