Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nettling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: net-tling
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of nettle

noun

A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of stinging somebody with nettles.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Their greater male strength will be both tested and attested to in their ability to undergo the initiation nettlings, beatings, and burnings administered to them by the older initiators […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

more nettling (comparative) most nettling (superlative) nettlings (plural)

Derived Forms

nettlingly

Questions

What does nettling mean?: present participle and gerund of nettle

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