Needle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- His constant teasing and jokes began to needle his roommate about his lack of athleticism.
- She would needle him every time he made a mistake on the project to get a reaction out of him.
- The comedian's job is to use humor to needle the audience into thinking about real social issues.
- Her coworkers tried to ignore her sarcasm but she continued to needle them about their low productivity.
- The politician's opponents attempted to needle him about his past controversies in a heated debate.
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Meaning 2
Prick with a needle.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.