Net·tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling ] To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.
    The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself.   --L'Estrange.
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 Net·tling n. Rope Making (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope. (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.
 Net·tling, p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating.
 Nettling cell Zool., a lasso cell. See under Lasso.
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