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| 1. | [ verb ] goad or provoke,as by constant criticism | |
| Synonyms: | needle goad | |
| Examples: | "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
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| Related terms: | harass goad | |
| 2. | [ verb ] sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | |
| Synonyms: | urticate | |
| Related terms: | bite urticate urtication | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations | |
| Synonyms: | bother annoy irritate vex nark devil get_at gravel chafe rile get_to rag | |
| Examples: | : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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| Related terms: | displease harass antagonize ruffle torment get grate peeve fret chafe botheration mischief annoyance pique tease irritant aggravation annoyance | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) | |
| Related terms: | weed Roman_nettle richweed artillery_plant friendship_plant wood_nettle stinging_nettle | |
| Similar spelling: |
needle neatly |
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