Nettled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛɾəld/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛtəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛtəld/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɛɾəld/.

Examples

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
made an irritated gesture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roiled nark rag annoy chafe peeved devil irritate gravel riled get at nettle stung annoyed pissed off irritated get to bother vex miffed rile steamed pissed urticate

Parts of Speech

verb	sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
adjective	aroused to impatience or anger “made an irritated gesture”

Word Forms

nettle	noun	any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
urtication	noun	a sensation of having been stung by nettles
annoyer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
annoyance	noun	the act of troubling or annoying someone
botheration	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
bother	noun	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
irritation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
irritant	noun	something that causes irritation and annoyance
vexation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
vexer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
devilment	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
deviltry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
devilry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gereizt

stechen mit oder wie bei Brennnesseln und verursachen einen stechenden Schmerz oder ein stechendes Gefühl

🇫🇷French

énervé

piquer avec ou comme avec les orties et provoquer une douleur ou une sensation de piqûre

🇪🇸Spanish

irritado

picar con o como con ortigas y causar un dolor o sensación punzante

🇮🇹Italian

orticato

pungere con o come con le ortiche e causare un dolore o una sensazione pungente

🇳🇱Dutch

netelroos

steken met of zoals bij brandnetels en veroorzaken een stekende pijn of gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritado

picar com ou como urtiga e causar dor ou sensação de ardência

🇷🇺Russian

крапивный

жалить крапивой или как при укусе и вызывать жгучую боль или ощущение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन पर हमला शुरू

बिछुआ के साथ या उसके समान डंक मारना और चुभने जैसा दर्द या सनसनी पैदा करना

🇮🇳Tamil

நெட்டில்

தொட்டால் எரிச்சலூட்டுகிற ஒருவகை செடியுடன் அல்லது கொட்டி கொட்டு வலி அல்லது உணர்வை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నెట్టబడిన

నేటిల్స్‌తో లేదా వాటితో కుట్టడం మరియు కుట్టడం నొప్పి లేదా అనుభూతిని కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडवणे

नेटटल्ससह किंवा त्याप्रमाणे डंकणे आणि वेदना किंवा संवेदना होऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખીજવવું

ખીજવવું સાથે અથવા તેની જેમ ડંખવું અને ડંખ મારતી પીડા અથવા સંવેદનાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಟಲ್ಡ್

ನೆಟಲ್ಸ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕುಟುಕು ಮತ್ತು ಕುಟುಕುವ ನೋವು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നെറ്റിൽഡ്

കൊഴുൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ചോ പോലെയോ കുത്തുകയും വേദനയോ സംവേദനമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈੱਟਲਡ

ਨੈੱਟਲਜ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਡੰਗ ਮਾਰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਡੰਗਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਦਰਦ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਸਨੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恼火的

用或像荨麻一样刺痛并引起刺痛或感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

イラクサ

イラクサで、またはイラクサと同様に刺され、刺すような痛みまたは感覚を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

쐐기풀

쐐기풀과 함께 또는 쐐기풀과 같이 쏘이고 찌르는 통증이나 감각을 유발합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây tầm ma

chích với hoặc như với cây tầm ma và gây đau nhức hoặc cảm giác châm chích

🇹🇭Thai

ตำแย

ต่อยหรือเหมือนตำแยและทำให้เกิดความเจ็บปวดหรือความรู้สึกแสบร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terjaring

menyengat dengan atau seperti jelatang dan menyebabkan rasa sakit atau sensasi menyengat

🇲🇾Malay

berjelatang

menyengat dengan atau seperti jelatang dan menyebabkan rasa sakit atau sensasi yang menyengat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نبات القراص

لدغة مع نبات القراص أو كما هو الحال مع نبات القراص وتسبب ألمًا أو إحساسًا لاذعًا

🇮🇷Persian

گزنه شده

گزنه یا مانند گزنه و ایجاد درد یا احساس گزگز

🇹🇷Turkish

ısırgan otu

ısırgan otu gibi veya ısırgan otu gibi acı verir ve batma ağrısına veya hissine neden olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

סרפד

עוקץ עם או כמו עם סרפד וגורם לכאב או תחושת צריבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nettled'?

The primary meaning of 'nettled' is 'sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation'.

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Using 'nettled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nettled' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nettled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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