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needled

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈniːd.l̩d/
    • /ˈniːd.l̩d/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈniːd.l̩d/

Definition of needled word

  • noun needled Covered or armored with needles. 1

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Parts of speech for Needled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

needled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

needled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for needled

verb needled

  • nettled — any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
  • irritated — angered, provoked, or annoyed.
  • annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
  • aggravated — Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence.
  • enraged — Very angry; furious.

noun needled

  • handed — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
  • barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.

Antonyms for needled

adjective needled

  • edgeless — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
  • sharpen — knife: make sharper
  • blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.

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