nettled
past simple and past participle ofnettle
nettle
verb[Toften passive]
mainlyUKuk/ˈnet.əl/us/ˈnet̬.əl/to make someoneannoyedorslightlyangry:
Shelookedup at mesharply,clearlynettled by theinterruption.
Synonym
annoy
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofnettled
nettled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
He seemed to be rathernettledand said it was unworthy of me to have accused him of not knowing anything about anything.
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I am not surprised that he finds himself rathernettledby this.
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He mentioned that my right honourable friend may have feltnettled.
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I hope that nobody is going to get hot andnettledabout this.
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She has described herself asnettledand hectored by a good dozen obsessions--more, probably.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Modern sensibilities will benettledby his casual stereotypes of national character and by the sharp distinction he draws between civilization and savagery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But they all required endless paperwork and demeaning, hours-long queues, at the end of which an exhausted,nettledsocial worker dealt with each person as a faceless number.
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