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benettling

benettling is the present participle and gerund of benettle.

Meaning of benettle

Verb

benettle (third-person singular simple present benettles, present participle benettling, simple past and past participle benettled)

  1. To whip or sting with nettles.
    • As they retraced their benettled footsteps, Mr Truscott's silent rage was such as to obscure even […]1968, Evelyn Berckman, The Heir of Starvelings, page 56
  2. (obsolete) To vex or provoke.
    • Where men of ordinary skill, May have the fortune, if they will, To keep in circumstances middling By nothing in the world but piddling ; Hence, with their fancies thus benettled, The future course of life is settled :1814, David Hitchcock, The Social Monitor, page 43

Questions about benettling

What is benettling the present participle and gerund of?
Benettling is the present participle and gerund of benettle.

Words near benettling in the dictionary

  1. benetting
  2. benettitalean
  3. benettle
  4. benettled
  5. benettles
  6. benettling
  7. Benetts
  8. Beneventan
  9. Beneventana
  10. Beneventans
  11. Benevento

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