nettle
noun
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
was nettling
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past progressiveof nettle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But he wanted to win the confidence of "the Yard" in connection with this case, and the belief that he was being avoided was nettling.
From The Postmaster's Daughter by Louis Tracy
