Found 2 items, similar to nettling.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nettle nettle v 1: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation [syn: urticate] 2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves” [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at , irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] nettle n : any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nettling Nettling \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. [1913 Webster] Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating. [1913 Webster] Nettling cell (Zo["o]l.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso. [1913 Webster] Nettle \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. [1913 Webster] The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]