nettle:

irritate or annoy (someone)

nettle:

irritate or annoy (someone)

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Sugriva’s insistence on repeatedly testing Rama’s prowess nettled Lakshmana.

Mahabharata:  It nettled Dhritarashtra to see that Pandu’s sons had become more popular than his sons among the Kuru citizens.

Bhagavad-gita:  The more our mind becomes attached to worldly things, the more it is nettled by inconveniences, rattled by obstacles and shattered by adversities.