Definitions For Needling

noun

  • A small, very thin object that is used in sewing and that has a sharp point at one end and a hole for thread
  • One of the two long, thin sticks that are used in knitting and that are pointed at one end
  • A very thin, pointed steel tube that is pushed through the skin so that something (such as a drug) can be put into your body or so that blood or other fluids can be taken from it

verb

  • To criticize and laugh at (someone) in either a friendly or an unkind way

Is Needling a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
14

The word Needling is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Needling in a Sentence

  • 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

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