nettling

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noun

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

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Meanings

adjectivenettling (comparative more nettling, superlative most nettling)

comparative more nettling · superlative most nettling

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nettle
    nounnettling (countable and uncountable, plural nettlings)

    plural nettlings

    1. countableuncountableartsA process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.
    2. countableuncountableThe process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.
    3. countableuncountableThe process of stinging somebody with nettles.

      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 […]

      2000, Harriet Whitehead, Food Rules: Hunting, Sharing, and Tabooing Game in Papua New Guinea
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    APA

    nettling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nettling

    MLA

    “nettling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nettling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nettling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nettling.

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