Dog
Dog verb - To subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders.
Usage example: tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
Needle
Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
Usage example: we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl
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Both words in one sentence
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In one part of the video, Batman tries to give an injection to a rabid dog, but apparently winds up killing himself with the needle.
Source: Web Video / Smosh -
They were about the size of a small dog and had huge mouths filled with needle-like fangs.
Source: Spiders Are Scary -
U2 pilot Gary Powers had a suicide needle, concealed inside a fake silver dollar; upon his capture, the KGB tested it on a dog; it died instantly.
Source: Cyanide Pill
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