US /ˈnɛtəl/
noun verb Freq #38574

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a plant with tiny hairs that sting or irritate the skin

    The child brushed against a nettle beside the path.

  2. 2
    verb

    to annoy or irritate someone

    The accusation nettled him more than he admitted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a plant with tiny hairs... urtica
2 verb · to annoy or irritate someone irritateannoy
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Word family
Derived forms nettlesnettlednettlingnettlesome
Related forms nettlesomenettledplant

Etymology

From Middle English netle, from Old English netle or netele.

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