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How to pronounce needle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms acerate leaf
Type of simple leaf
Type Words
Synonyms goad
Type of provoke, harass, chivy, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, harry, plague, molest, hassle


He needled her with his sarcastic remarks.
Type Words
Synonyms phonograph needle
Type of stylus
Type Words
Type of implement
Has types crochet hook, crochet needle, dry point, hypodermic needle, knitting needle, packing needle, sewing needle
Type Words
Type of pointer
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Type of prick, prickle

Examples of needle

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Her first stick with the needle didn't work, so she tried again in another spot.
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A 30-year-old woman discovered in the fetal position, a needle still in her arm.
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My mechanic told me to fill my old car when the needle hits a quarter of a tank.
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You seem to like those words or is your needle stuck in the track of the record.
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The needle threatened the desecration of the stone, the penetration to the core.
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In and out and around he maneuvered the needle, until my eyes filled with water.
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After ultrasound and MRI, a needle biopsy was done, which showed abnormal cells.
From the democratandchronicle.com
He'd have to use a computerized guide just to get the needle in the right place.
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Distinguishing a narrow needle-spray design is easy because it usually is small.
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More examples
  • Acerate leaf: the leaf of a conifer
  • Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
  • A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
  • Prick with a needle
  • A sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
  • Phonograph needle: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
  • The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. Pinophytes are gymnosperms. ...
  • The Needle is a comic book character. He is a mutant supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. Created by Mark Gruenwald, Carmine Infantino, and Al Gordon, the character first appeared in Spider-Woman #9 (December 1978).
  • Needle (I11) is a Dungeons & Dragons module. Author: Frank Mentzer (1987)