needled
past simple and past participle ofneedle
needle
verb[T]
informaluk/ˈniː.dəl/us/ˈniː.dəl/toannoysomeone,especiallybyrepeatedcriticism:
Hismotherwas always needling himaboutgetting ajob.
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
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Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofneedled
needled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I do not share the view that that can beneedledaway in some way in the courts.
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If we are to get the best brains—and they certainly areneedled—we must be prepared to pay for them.
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It was distressing to some of us that he should have felt "needled" by something which was said.
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I am notneedledin the least.
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He is not very good in his studies nor pilot training and sometimes getneedledbecause of it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Today, one former cloth factory makes felts, paper machine clothing andneedledfelts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once in a while, the star isneedledinto doing a pleasant song...
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Needledfor not smoking himself (he used to, but had quit), he begins smoking to find solidarity with his flock.
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