as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
those merciless needlers who had the child in tears almost every day at school
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Noun
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Sports rights will connect streaming with traditional media, with teases of NFL games expected throughout the upfront ahead of the league’s official 2025 schedule unveiling.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2025 -
The indie band, led by Jenny Lewis, took the late-night show stage for an intimate performance that focused on the music rather than dramatic production, offering a tease of their current tour.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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The identity of his tormentors and their reason for targeting him remains a mystery until the final minutes, which turn the episode into one sick, distasteful joke.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Eddie asks his tormentor, likening himself to the main character of Dostoevsky’s classic.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Needler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needler. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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