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needlings

needlings is the plural of needling.

Meaning of needling

Noun (1)

needling (plural needlings)

  1. A needy person.

Noun (2)

needling (plural needlings)

  1. The act of one who needles or annoys.
    • […] it is a steady drip drip of small imperceptible needlings and irritations, coming day after day between a man and his wife, […]2017, Paul Chrystal, When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome

Questions about needlings

What is needlings the plural of?
Needlings is the plural of needling.

Words near needlings in the dictionary

  1. needlewoven
  2. needlier
  3. needliest
  4. needling
  5. needlingly
  6. needlings
  7. needly
  8. needment
  9. needments
  10. needn't
  11. needn't've

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