nettle
noun
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
nettling
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present participleof nettle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It is a far cry from the downtown encampment in Ottawa, where 18-wheelers blocked off city streets, aggravating local residents and nettling the police.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
It's the very speed at which something so artful in design, so ironic in idea, turns so tedious that is so nettling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2014
But it is a rare playgoer who has no nagging, nettling memory of property or money lost, or of a move not made.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a particularly nettling irritant just as the U.S. was deeply involved in making some hard decisions about its monetary policy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ah-h!" said Agricola, further nettling his victim by a gaze of stagy admiration.
From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
