Needle and Rile

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

Rile

Rile verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
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Needle is a synonym for rile in irritate topic. You can use "Needle" instead a verb "Rile".
Nearby Words: riley, riling

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people needle people rile people
john needle john rile john
Joffrey needle Joffrey rile Joffrey
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