n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: nee · dled ; nee · dling \ ' n ē d-li ŋ , ' n ē -d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: circa 1715
transitive verb
1 : to sew or pierce with or as if with a needle
2 a : TEASE , TORMENT b : to incite to action by repeated gibes < needled the boy into a fight>
intransitive verb : SEW , EMBROIDER
– nee · dler \ ' n ē d-l ə r, ' n ē -d ə l- ə r \ noun