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Needling

A needy person.

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noun

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A needy person.

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Word	Definition
goadnoun	To prod with a goad.
nettlenoun	Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
acerate leafnoun	as of a conifer
phonograph needlenoun	a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
ridiculingnoun	The act of exposing to ridicule.
noodgenoun	Alternative spelling of nudzh. [(slang) A whiner; a complainer.]
nosernoun	(British, slang) An indulgence in nosiness or other curiosity.
noodniknoun	Alternative spelling of nudnik. [(US, colloquial, sometimes attributive) A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.]
nosybodynoun	(informal) A nosy person.
naggernoun	One who nags.
noodlernoun	(fishing) A practitioner of noodling.
nausenoun	(slang) An annoying person, especially one who intentionally annoys others.
attention whorenoun	(derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) A person who routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.
clingernoun	(informal) An emotionally clingy person.
needy mizzlernoun	(UK, slang, obsolete) A shabby person; a tramp who runs away without paying for his lodging.
desperate	In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
nudgernoun	One who, or that which, nudges.
noodledomnoun	(colloquial, dated) foolishness
keenernoun	(informal, chiefly Canada) Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
hornetnoun	Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.