Bother and Needle

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

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Needle and bother are semantically related in harass topic. In some cases you can use "Needle" instead a verb "Bother".

Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

Usage example: we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl

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Bother and needle are semantically related in tease topic. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Needle".

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

people	bother people	needle people
company	bother company	needle company

Why bother, when you can just use a mindprobe needle and shoot all the images and excitement into your brain?

Source: Literature / The Last Book in the Universe

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