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needling en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /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 ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English needling From need + -ling.

Meanings

  1. A needy person.

Forms

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needling en · NOUN · 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

  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:

Forms

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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

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of needle
    form of needle

Deriveds

needlingly