needled

SayNEE-duhld/ˈniː.dl̩d/

2 meanings of needled

1
verb
Past tense and past participle of needle. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
He needled his sister about her messy room.
They needled the new player all through practice.
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2
adjective
Covered with thin, sharp points like the leaves of a pine tree.
Like a pine tree, with lots of thin sharp points instead of flat leaves.
The needled branches of the fir were heavy with fresh snow.
We touched the needled stem of the cactus very carefully.
Similarprickly, spiny, spiky
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needled is a form of needle

needle, verb: To annoy someone on purpose by teasing them or making fun of them. Full entry

Forms: needleneedles he/she/itneedling -ing formneedled past tense, past participle
Spelling: needle → needled: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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