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Urticate (Verb)

Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Exposure to the certain types of jellyfish can urticate the skin, leading to severe pain and redness.
The toxic sap of the giant hogweed plant is known to urticate human skin, causing severe blistering and burns.
During hiking, some individuals accidentally brushed against the urticating hairs of a stinging nettle, causing significant discomfort.
The urticating spines on the caterpillar's body served as an efficient defense mechanism against predators.
The boxer's gloves had abrasive patches that could urticate the skin of his opponent during intense matches.

Whip with or as with nettles.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The angry mob attempted to urticate the alleged thief as a form of public punishment.
As the legend went, the wrathful goddess used stinging nettles to urticate those who disobeyed her.
Local folklore said that the village elder would urticate anyone caught stealing food from others' fields.
In some historical accounts, early Christians were urticated by the Roman authorities as a form of torture.
Members of the group of flagellants would periodically urticate one another with bundles of nettles as spiritual penance.