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needle

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

goad or provoke, as by constant criticism

Wordset Dictionary

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

prick with a needle

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value
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Automation

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Variants

synonym
goad
pasttense
needled
presentparticiple
needling
thirdpersonsingular
needles
pastparticiple
needled