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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
needling en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈniːdlɪŋ/
Etymology
Etymology tree
English need
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ling
Old English -ling
Middle English -ling
English -ling
English needling
From need + -ling.
Meanings
-
A needy person.
Forms
needling en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈnid(ə)lɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom
Proto-Germanic *nēþlą
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-Germanic *nēþlō
Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu
Old English nǣdl
Middle English nedle
English needle
English -ing
English needling
From needle + -ing.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
Deriveds
dry needling · microneedling
needling en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈnid(ə)lɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom
Proto-Germanic *nēþlą
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-Germanic *nēþlō
Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu
Old English nǣdl
Middle English nedle
English needle
English -ing
English needling
From needle + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of needle
Deriveds
needlingly