Needle and Pester

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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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Pester is a synonym for needle in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Needle", when it comes to topics like tease, irritate, goad.
Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.
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Needle is a synonym for pester. You can use "Needle" instead a verb "Pester".
Nearby Word: pestering

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people needle people pester people
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