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nettling

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verb

present participle of nettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nettling
Adjective
  • Electric staplers may also include bonus features like a refill indicator light, high-volume stapling and jam-free staple pathways for reducing annoying backups.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The 65-inch Sony Bravia 8 OLED TV has a sleek and minimalist design that really stands out, and its black levels are flawless, resulting in no annoying light bloom at all.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When handled, these treefrogs secrete a sticky toxin as a defense, which can be irritating to mucous membranes of people or pets who make contact with them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
  • All three ingredients offer significant benefits for skin brightening and skin texture, but also tend to be irritating to people with sensitive skin.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the most frustrating point among them is the argument shared by several critics and a wider collection of the audience that the film doesn’t have a deeper meaning and is ultimately about nothing.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • With airport handlers worldwide managing 26 million bags each year, few travel inconveniences are more frustrating than arriving without your luggage.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In the spring, Linda appeared in a disturbing social media video lifting the lid on the dysfunction in the family.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The jury also added charges of felony cruelty to an animal and impersonating a police officer with an aggravating factor of driving a vehicle that looked like a police car.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Impersonating a police officer with an aggravating factor of driving a vehicle that looked like a police car.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Nettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nettling. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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