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nettling

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verb

present participle of nettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nettling
Adjective
  • Few things are as annoying as a vacuum cleaner that leaves a strip of dust by the baseboards and in the corners.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Ding-dong ditched … well into adulthood—one person rang a neighbor's doorbell repeatedly just to be annoying.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 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
  • Very few things are more frustrating than Wi-Fi that lags mid-stream, mid-binge, or mid-video calls.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As frustrating as learning my bearings can be at times, the a-ha moments are always a joy.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 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
  • In cases where advertising is inevitable, some prefer ads that appeal on a personal level over messaging that can be inappropriate or, even, disturbing and offensive.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Ghosts that wink could be scary but the face Sal makes is disturbing in other ways.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some scientists believe the sounds accompanying the condition could be generated in the brain's auditory cortex, while others postulate that the aggravating tones are due to the damage of tiny hairs in your ear.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Most aggravating is the way the film neatly resolves all of its conflicts for the end.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Nettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nettling. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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