Nettle meaning
Nettle is defined as to sting, poke or annoy.
An example of to nettle is to continuously poke someone with a stick.
verb
The definition of a nettle is a tall weed that has pointy hairs on the leaves and stems.
An example of a nettle is a stinging nettle.
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
noun
Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
noun
To irritate; vex.
verb
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Any of a genus (Urtica) of annual and perennial weeds of the nettle family with stinging hairs.
noun
Any of various other stinging or spiny plants.
noun
Designating a family (Urticaceae, order Urticales) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous plants covered typically with stinging hairs, including the ramie.
adjective
To sting with or as with nettles.
verb
To irritate; annoy; vex.
verb
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(literally) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.
The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.
verb
To sting with or as if with a nettle.
verb
Origin of nettle
- Middle English from Old English netele ned- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English netle, netele, netel from Proto-Germanic *natilÇ (cogate with Old Saxon netila, Middle Dutch netele (modern netel), German Nessel, Middle Danish nædlæ "nettle"), a diminutive of *naton (of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net).
From Wiktionary