1. nettle

noun. ['ˈnɛtəl'] any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).

Rhymes with Nettle

• unsettle
• resettle
• trettel
• gretel
• gretal
• zettle
• zettel
• settle
• petal
• mettle
• metal
• kettle
• kettell
• hettel
• gettle
• gettel
• betel

How do you pronounce nettle?

Pronounce nettle as ˈnɛtəl.

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Sentences with nettle

1. Adjective
Turn off the heat under the stew pot and add the nettle bundle to the hot water.

2. Noun, plural
Stinging nettle should not be used if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

3. Noun, singular or mass
of dried nettle into a piece of cheesecloth.

4. Adverb
Mow residual nettle growth—closely and on a regular basis—with your lawnmower.

2. nettle-leaved_goosefoot

noun. European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada.

3. nettle-leaved_bellflower

noun. European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat.

4. nettle

verb. ['ˈnɛtəl'] sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation.

5. nettle

verb. ['ˈnɛtəl'] cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.