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nettling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nettle 1 of 2 senses of nettle Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => antagonize, antagonise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb nettle 1 of 2 senses of nettle Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => madden => hamstring => tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze => antagonize, antagonise Entailment of verb nettle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb nettle 2 senses of nettle Sense 1 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease Familiarity of verb nettle nettle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb nettle Sense 1 nettle, needle, goad => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -------------- Sense 2 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease -------------- Overview of verb nettle The verb nettle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks") 2. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves") Overview of verb nettle The verb nettle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nettle, needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks") 2. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves")
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