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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "needling" sense.
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Would you paraphrase the underlined part? Though I looked up needling, I couldn't find it. My guess from the context is, "sharp pain."
To be broke in New York was to feel a constant, needling sense of failure, as you were regularly confronted by people who had not only more but much,much more.
Thank you,
m
Would you paraphrase the underlined part? Though I looked up needling, I couldn't find it. My guess from the context is, "sharp pain."
To be broke in New York was to feel a constant, needling sense of failure, as you were regularly confronted by people who had not only more but much,much more.
Thank you,
m
Top answer
It is one of these, or perhaps a combination of both: Needle a. to prod or goad (someone) to a specified action: We needled her into going with us. b.
- It is one of these, or perhaps a combination of both: Needle a.
- to prod or goad (someone) to a specified action: We needled her into going with us.
- b.
- to tease: We needled him about his big ears.
- Being broke constantly reminded him irritatingly of his failure.
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It is one of these, or perhaps a combination of both:
Needle
a. to prod or goad (someone)
Needle
a. to prod or goad (someone)
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