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nettle

verbCommon GRE wordMore N words

to irritate or annoy

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Nettle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing nettle in a sentence.

The reporter's persistent questions clearly nettled the senator.

Synonyms
irritatevexprovoke
Antonyms
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Questions about “nettle

Nettle (verb) means to irritate or annoy
Here is nettle used in an example sentence: "The reporter's persistent questions clearly nettled the senator."
Common synonyms for nettle include irritate, vex, provoke.
Antonyms of nettle include soothe, calm, placate.
Nettle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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