needling
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
needling (plural needlings)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
needling
- present participle and gerund of needle
Noun[edit]
needling (plural needlings)
- The act of one who needles or annoys.
- 2017, Paul Chrystal, When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome:
- […] it is a steady drip drip of small imperceptible needlings and irritations, coming day after day between a man and his wife, […]