Needled - English meaning

Needled – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.
Usage examples:
Dust needled his eyes
verb
Provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning.
Usage examples:
I just said that to charlie to needle him
Synonims:
GoadProvokeBaitTauntPesterHarassPrickProdStingIrritateAnnoyAngerVexIrkNettlePiqueExasperateInfuriateGet on someone's nervesRub up the wrong wayGet/put someone's back upRu

noun
A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
Usage examples:
A darning needle

noun
The pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe.
Usage examples:
He paid a $200 fine for possession of hypodermic syringes, needles, and other paraphernalia.

noun
A thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument.
Usage examples:
The meter needle barely moved

noun
A stylus used to play records.
Usage examples:
She wound the gramophone and lowered the needle on to the record

noun
The sharp, stiff, slender leaf of a fir or pine tree.
Usage examples:
The conifers are a particularly interesting group to study as unlike cereals their leaves or needle…

noun
A pointed rock or peak.
Usage examples:
Just left of the needle is a steep wall for those who like bold climbing

noun
Hostility or antagonism provoked by rivalry.
Usage examples:
There is already a little bit of needle between the sides

noun
A beam used as a temporary support during underpinning.

verb
Past simple and past participle of needle
Usage examples:
His mother was always needling him about getting a job.

Needled translation into English

Needled: translate from English into Chinese

针刺, 扎, 猛推

Needled: translate from English into Dutch

Genaaid, Naaien, Doorprikken, Een weg banen voor, Ergeren, Prikkelen, Lastig maken

Needled: translate from English into French

Aiguilleté, Piquer, Tricoter, Harceler, Corser

Needled: translate from English into German

Genadelt, Ärgern, Piesacken

Needled: translate from English into Hindi

सुई, सीना, सिलाई करना, घुसना, ताने मारना, फबती उड़ना, उकसावा देना, सीना-पिरोना

Needled: translate from English into Italian

Ago, Punzecchiare, Cucire, Stuzzicare, Forare

Needled: translate from English into Korean

니들, 꿰매어 가다, 받치다, 바늘로 누비다, 누비어 가다, 안구의 절개 수술을 하다, 백내장의 치료 따위에서 안구의 절개 수술을 하다, 수선용 횡목으로 벽을 받치다, 자극하다, 바느질 일을 하다

Needled: translate from English into Russian

Прошитый, Язвить, Протискиваться, Шить, Зашивать иглой, Прокалывать иглой, Проникать, Раздражать, Подстрекать, Подбавлять спирт, Снимать катаракту

Needled: translate from English into Spanish

Pinchado, Fastidiar, Picar, Provocar, Añadir alcohol

Word origin

Old English nǣdl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere ‘to spin’ and Greek nēma ‘thread’.

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Needled – similar words

needle

noun
A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
Usage examples:
A darning needle

verb
Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.
Usage examples:
Dust needled his eyes

verb
A sharp pointed implement

Needle - all meanings in English

Needled synonims

anger

ˈæŋ.ɡər

noun
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Usage examples:
The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb
Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.
Usage examples:
She was angered by his terse answer

noun
The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens
Usage examples:
You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

Anger - all meanings in English

annoy

əˈnɔɪ

verb
Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.
Usage examples:
The decision really annoyed him

verb
To make someone slightly angry or upset
Usage examples:
I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

verb
To make someone angry
Usage examples:
Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning., i'm sorry - is my cough annoying you?, [ + tha…

Annoy - all meanings in English

bait

beɪt

noun
Food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey.
Usage examples:
Herrings make excellent bait for pike

verb
Variant spelling of bate1.

noun
An angry mood.
Usage examples:
He got into a stinking bate

Bait - all meanings in English

exasperate

ɪɡˈzɑː.spə.reɪt

verb
Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
Usage examples:
This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb
To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone
Usage examples:
His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

verb
To make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

Exasperate - all meanings in English

goad

verb
Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Usage examples:
He was trying to goad her into a fight

noun
A spiked stick used for driving cattle.
Usage examples:
The ripon report suggests widespread use of sticks and electric goads, and says that some animals h…

Goad - all meanings in English

harass

verb
Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
Usage examples:
Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb
Annoy continually or chronically

verb
To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly
Usage examples:
He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

Harass - all meanings in English

infuriate

verb
Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
Usage examples:
I was infuriated by your article

Infuriate - all meanings in English

irk

verb
Irritate; annoy.
Usage examples:
It irks her to think of the runaround she received

Irk - all meanings in English

irritate

verb
Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.
Usage examples:
His tone irritated her

verb
To annoy or make angry
Usage examples:
After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

Irritate - all meanings in English

nettle

noun
A herbaceous plant which has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs.
Usage examples:
These so-called host plants include many broadleaf weeds and cover crops such as nettles, mallow, c…

verb
Irritate or annoy (someone).
Usage examples:
‘i was only asking,’ jess said, nettled

noun
A wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched)
Usage examples:
Stinging nettles, nettle soup/tea, she looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.

Nettle - all meanings in English

pester

verb
Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
Usage examples:
She constantly pestered him with telephone calls

verb
To annoy someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
Usage examples:
The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game.

Pester - all meanings in English

pique

noun
A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.
Usage examples:
He left in a fit of pique

verb
Arouse (interest or curiosity).
Usage examples:
With his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find

verb
Score a pique against (one's opponent).

Pique - all meanings in English

prick

verb
Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.
Usage examples:
Prick the potatoes with a fork

noun
An act of piercing something with a sharp point.
Usage examples:
The pin prick had produced a drop of blood

verb
To make a small hole or holes in the surface of something
Usage examples:
The nurse pricked his finger to draw blood.

Prick - all meanings in English

prod

verb
Poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
Usage examples:
He prodded her in the ribs

noun
A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
Usage examples:
He gave the wire netting an experimental prod

noun
(especially in ireland) a protestant.

Prod - all meanings in English

provoke

verb
Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
Usage examples:
The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb
Provide the needed stimulus for

verb
To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed
Usage examples:
He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

Provoke - all meanings in English

rub up the wrong way

idiom
To annoy someone without intending to
Usage examples:
As soon as they met they started to rub each other up the wrong way.

Rub up the wrong way - all meanings in English

sting

noun
A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
Usage examples:
The poor fellow has neither the tusks of the elephant, nor the claws of the lion, nor even the horn…

verb
Wound or pierce with a sting.
Usage examples:
He was stung by a jellyfish

verb
(esp. of insects, plants, and animals) to produce a small but painful injury by making a very small hole in the skin
Usage examples:
[ i ] why do bees sting?, [ t ] cold air stung jack’s lungs., [ i ] the soap made his eyes sting., …

Sting - all meanings in English

taunt

noun
A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
Usage examples:
Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb
Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.
Usage examples:
Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb
Harass with persistent criticism or carping

Taunt - all meanings in English

vex

verb
Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
Usage examples:
The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective
Angry; annoyed.
Usage examples:
I ain't vex with you

verb
To cause someone to feel annoyance or trouble
Usage examples:
The question that vexes ben the most is, "why me?", rising gas prices are a vexing problem.

Vex - all meanings in English

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