needling
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editneedling (plural needlings)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editneedling
- present participle and gerund of needle
Noun
editneedling (plural needlings)
- The act of one who needles or annoys.
- 2017, Paul Chrystal, When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome:
- […] it is a steady drip drip of small imperceptible needlings and irritations, coming day after day between a man and his wife, […]