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net‧tle /ˈnetl/ (also stinging nettle) noun [countable]
nettle verb
(گیاه شناسی). گزنه، انواع گزنه تیغی گزنده، بوسیله گزنه گزیده شدن، ایجاد بی صبری و عصبانیت کردن، برانگیختن، رنجه داشتن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsnettle[verb]Synonyms: irritate, exasperate, get, huff, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, rile, roil
Related Words: agitate,
discompose,
disturb,
perturb,
upset [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. net‧tle1 /ˈnetl/ (
also stinging nettle)
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: netel]
a wild plant with rough leaves that sting you
⇒
grasp the nettle at
grasp1(4), ⇒
stinging nettle [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. nettle2 verb be nettled (by something) informal to be annoyed by what someone says or does:
She was nettled by Holman’s remark. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsnettle noun ADJ. stinging | dead (= a variety that does not sting)
QUANT. clump, patch VERB + NETTLE cut (down), get rid of NETTLE + VERB grow | sting | spread The nettles had spread and now covered half the garden. PREP. in (the) ~s There was an old car half buried in the nettles.
on ~s The butterflies lay their eggs on nettles. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲