"benettle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: benettles [present, singular, third-person], benettling [participle, present], benettled [participle, past], benettled [past]
Etymology: be- + nettle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|nettle}} be- + nettle Head templates: {{en-verb}} benettle (third-person singular simple present benettles, present participle benettling, simple past and past participle benettled)
  1. To nettle:
    To whip or sting with nettles.
    Sense id: en-benettle-en-verb-nWOcV8dC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 50 50
  2. To nettle:
    (obsolete) To vex or provoke.
    Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-benettle-en-verb-R16gRH2z Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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