Urticating
verb (used with object), urticated, urticating.
1.
to sting with or as if with nettles.
2.
to whip with or as if with nettles, especially so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash.
verb (used without object), urticated, urticating.
3.
to sting in the manner of a nettle.
adjective
1.
Also urticant (ˈɜːtɪkənt). characterized by the presence of weals
verb
2.
to perform urtication
urticate ur·ti·cate (ûr’tĭ-kāt’)
v. ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing, ur·ti·cates
To undergo urtication. adj. (-kĭt, -kāt’)
Characterized by the presence of urticaria.
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