Related Words for needling

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goad
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Noun, Verb
nettle
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Verb, Noun, Verb
prodding
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Noun
jabbing
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Verb
badgering
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Noun
chiding
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Noun
poking
/x
Verb
acupuncture
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Noun
ribbing
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Noun
teasing
/x
Noun
taunting
/x
Verb
mocking
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Verb
cajoling
x/x
Noun
antagonizing
x/xxx
Verb
barbs
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Noun
pestering
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Verb
nagging
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Noun
bantering
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Noun
scolding
/x
Noun
tormenting
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Adjective
probing
/x
Noun
puncturing
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Verb
sniping
/x
Noun
stimulation
xx/x
Noun
alternately
/xxx
Adverb
baiting
/x
Noun
massaging
x/x
Verb
placating
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Verb
prickling
/x
Noun
acupressure
/x/x
Noun
smarting
/x
Verb
harping
/x
Noun
nerve
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Noun
irritate
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Verb
sparing
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Adjective
stinging
/x
Adjective
hounding
/x
Noun
belittling
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Noun
caustic
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Noun
bashing
/x
Noun
tickling
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Noun
irritation
xx/x
Noun
stroking
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Verb
repeatedly
x/xx
Adverb
hammering
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Noun
ridiculing
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Verb
invective
x/x
Noun
chastising
x/x
Verb
incessant
x/x
Adjective
cupping
/x
Noun
tension
/x
Noun
playfully
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Adverb
berating
x/x
Verb
numbing
/x
Noun
suturing
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Noun
coaxing
/x
Noun
beseeching
x/x
Verb
nervous wreck
/x/
Phrase, Noun
pressing
/x
Verb
envying
/xx
Verb
workaholic
/x/x
Noun
compulsive
x/x
Adjective
bulimic
x/x
Adjective
hypertensive
xx/x
Noun
bleeding heart
/x/
Phrase, Noun
suicidal
xx/x
Adjective
starving
/x
Verb
thirsty
/x
Adjective
wanton
/x
Adjective
manic
/x
Noun
consumptive
x/x
Adjective
chubby
/x
Noun
insatiable
x/xx
Adjective
painstaking
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Adjective
harassing
x/x
Adjective
tout
/
Verb, Noun
obese
x/
Adjective
pant
/
Noun
addictive
x/x
Adjective
fussing
/x
Noun
locating
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Noun
saline
x/
Noun
depth
/
Noun
dry
/
Adjective, Noun
aspiration
xx/x
Noun
percutaneous
xx/xx
Adjective
injection
x/x
Noun
superficial
xx/x
Adjective
points
/
Noun
manual
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Adjective
constant
/x
Adjective
persistent
x/x
Adjective
deep
/
Adjective
performed
x/
Verb
repeated
x/x
Verb
method
/x
Noun
treated
/x
Verb
done
/
Verb
case
/
Noun
applied
x/
Verb
effect
x/
Noun
direct
x/
Adjective
intrauterine
xx/xx
Verb
sensations
x/x
Noun
obliquely
x/x
Adverb
vertically
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Adverb
insertion
x/x
Noun
resist
x/
Verb
enjoyed
x/
Verb
deliberately
x/xxx
Adverb
ablative
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Adjective, Noun
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
accusatory
x/xxx
Adjective
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
argumentative
xx/xx
Adjective
blasting
/x
Noun
brainstorming
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Noun
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
confrontational
xx/xx
Adjective
demanding
x/x
Adjective
digging
/x
Noun
dredging
/x
Noun
easier
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Adverb
efficacious
xx/x
Adjective
evaporation
xxx/x
Noun
examination
xxx/x
Noun
firing
/x
Noun
flushing
/x
Noun
grinding
/x
Noun, Adjective
hoeing
/x
Noun
interview
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Noun, Verb
pinching
/x
Noun, Adjective
plotting
/x
Noun
ploughing
/x
Noun
plowing
/x
Verb, Noun
polishing
/xx
Noun, Adjective
review
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Noun, Verb
rolling
/x
Noun, Adjective
rubbing
/x
Noun
scouring
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Noun
scrubbing
/x
Noun
transplanting
x/x
Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
bog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
aisle
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Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
butt
/
Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
nickel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb