<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to sting with or as if with nettles.</li><li>to whip with or as if with nettles, especially so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to sting in the manner of a nettle.</li></ul>