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had needled

  • past perfect
    of needle.
    needle
    noun
    a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.

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Jimmy Roosevelt, who had needled him only two months ago, predicted that the Democrats would carry California by 600,000 votes.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no more emotion in his voice than on the Sunday afternoon when Fred had needled him with our futile little attempt at psychological cross-examination.

From Backlash by Winston K. Marks