nettle
noun
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
were 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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Pauline's questions were nettling, and Selma intended by her response to suggest the presumptuousness of her sister-in-law's doubts in the face of competent authority.
From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant
