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needle

/ˈnidəl/ /ˈniːdəl/
Informal
  1. 1 (birini) iğnelemek, (birine) takılmak, (birine) laf sokmak

Definition (English)

To annoy someone on purpose by making unkind remarks or jokes again and again.

Example Sentences

  1. My brother kept needling me about my new haircut.
    Ağabeyim yeni saç kesimim yüzünden bana durmadan takıldı.
  2. She needled him by asking about his failed business.
    Batan işini sorarak onu iğneledi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base needle
/ˈnidəl/
Past needled
/ˈnidəld/
Participle needled
/ˈnidəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dneedle → needled

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. needled /ˈnidəld/

Synonyms

Collocations

needle someone about somethingkeep needling someonebe needled by somethingneedle someone into doing something

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