needle

mastery
/ˈniː.dl̩/nounverbname

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Which meaning of 'needle' is used in the sentence?

FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I needled her, not teased her. I needled her about—first I said that she didn't want to work, and then I think that there were a couple of comments.