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needle
verb
-
needle
,
needling
,
needles
,
needled
to
annoy
or
tease
someone
by
repeatedly
making
critical
or
joking
remarks
•
Stop
needling
your
brother
about
his
new
haircut
.
Stop
needling
your
brother
about
his
new
haircut
.
•
The
coach
’
s
comments
were
meant
to
needle
the
team
into
working
harder
.
The
coach
’
s
comments
were
meant
to
needle
the
team
into
working
harder
.
Figurative
use
from
the
idea
of
a
sharp
point
pricking
;
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
1860s
.
