Collocations for nettle - noun Contents ADJECTIVE … OF NETTLES nettle + VERB PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE stinging Back to top ▲ … OF NETTLES clump, patch Back to top ▲ nettle + VERB grow sting I was stung by nettles. Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION in nettles There was an old car half buried in the nettles. Back to top ▲