Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nettle
Participle: nettled
Gerund: nettling
Indicative
Present
| I | nettle |
| you | nettle |
| he;she;it | nettles |
| we | nettle |
| you | nettle |
| they | nettle |
Perfect
| I | have nettled |
| you | have nettled |
| he;she;it | has nettled |
| we | have nettled |
| you | have nettled |
| they | have nettled |
Past
| I | nettled |
| you | nettled |
| he;she;it | nettled |
| we | nettled |
| you | nettled |
| they | nettled |
Pluperfect
| I | had nettled |
| you | had nettled |
| he;she;it | had nettled |
| we | had nettled |
| you | had nettled |
| they | had nettled |
Future
| I | will nettle |
| you | will nettle |
| he;she;it | will nettle |
| we | will nettle |
| you | will nettle |
| they | will nettle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nettled |
| you | will have nettled |
| he;she;it | will have nettled |
| we | will have nettled |
| you | will have nettled |
| they | will have nettled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nettle |
| you | nettle |
| he;she;it | nettle |
| we | nettle |
| you | nettle |
| they | nettle |
Perfect
| I | have nettled |
| you | have nettled |
| he;she;it | have nettled |
| we | have nettled |
| you | have nettled |
| they | have nettled |
Imperfect
| I | nettled |
| you | nettled |
| he;she;it | nettled |
| we | nettled |
| you | nettled |
| they | nettled |
Pluperfect
| I | had nettled |
| you | had nettled |
| he;she;it | had nettled |
| we | had nettled |
| you | had nettled |
| they | had nettled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nettle |
| you | would nettle |
| he;she;it | would nettle |
| we | would nettle |
| you | would nettle |
| they | would nettle |
Perfect
| I | would have nettled |
| you | would have nettled |
| he;she;it | would have nettled |
| we | would have nettled |
| you | would have nettled |
| they | would have nettled |
Imperative
| you | nettle |
| we | Let's nettle |
| you | nettle |
Verbs conjugated like 'nettle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nettle'
ettle,
fettle,
kettle,
nestle,
pettle,
settle,
battle,
beetle,
betitle,
bottle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- irritate
- disturb, annoy, bother, vex, perturb, provoke, exasperate, peeve
Antonyms
- irritate
- appease, conciliate, delight, mollify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
netele, from P.Gmc.
*natilon (cf. O.S.
netila, M.Du.
netele, Ger.
Nessel, M.Da.
nædlæ "nettle"), dim. of
*naton, of unknown origin. The verb meaning "to beat with nettles" is from c.1440;
nettled in fig. sense of "vexed, irritated" is from c.1400.
2. From Middle English netle, netel, from Old English netle, netele, netel, from Proto-West Germanic *natilā (cognate with Old Saxon netila, Middle Dutch netele (modern Dutch netel), German Nessel, Middle Danish nædlæ (“nettle”)), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *natǭ (of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net). See: Danish '
nædlæ'.
Sample Sentences
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The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.
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[…] I am whipp’d and scourged with rods, / Nettled and stung with pismires, when I hear / Of this vile politician, Bolingbroke. [c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:]
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[T]his is no lavv unto the vvoof of the neat Retiarie Spider, vvhich ſeems to vveave vvithout tranſverſion, and by the union of right lines to make out a continued ſurface, vvhich is beyond the common art of Textury, and may ſtill nettle Minerva the Godeſſe of that myſtery. [1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter II.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, pages 110–111:]
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His Miſtreſs: vvhoſe Miſtreſs, vvhat Miſtreſs; s'life hovv that little vvord has nettled me! [1679 April 6 (date licensed; Gregorian calendar), A[phra] Behn, The Feign‘d Curtizans, or, A Nights Intrigue. A Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 59:]
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I saw Mr. Williams was a little nettled at my Impatience […] [1741, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXI”, in Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC:]
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Liu, whose political writings had nettled the Taiwanese authorities, was assassinated on October 15, last year, in Daly City […] [1985, United States, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 180-189, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, page 42:]