Needle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
- a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
- a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
verb
Extra examples
I need a needle and thread to sew the button on your shirt.
The needle on the scale points to 9 grams.
The compass needle points north.
His classmates needled him about his new haircut.
...we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl...
The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
The particles needled their way among the others.
Bill could see he had needled Jerrold.
They needled us into a fight.
She carried hypodermic needles and syringes in her bag.
Drug users are at risk when they share needles.
I just said that to Charlie to needle him.
He drove faster, watching the needle flick up to a hundred. (S. Harvester)
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
The doctor thrust the needle into the patient's arm.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: needle
he/she/it: needles
present participle: needling
past tense: needled
past participle: needled
singular: needle
plural: needles
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