What is "needling"

Usage examples of "needling".

He suffered internal illness because of the needling I had done to his stomach.

Heem spread himself half over her, needling outward, protecting the length of her.

This was not only his best effort to date, it was the most accurate multiple needling he had ever tasted of any of his kind performing.

Heem rolled after him, needling again in the same places, deepening the hurts.

The Squam choked again, but fastened one set of pincers firmly on Heem's flesh, near enough to the spot just injured to prevent Heem from needling effectively.

Yet I promised you this needling of your fundamental shame, and you promised to accept it in the proper spirit.

And if you don't cease needling that nice child, if you don't prove to me that you're going to integrate into the company, I'll cite a jeopardy clause on you.

That's one of his specialities and guests go for breast needling in a big way.

The balcony of dug-offal, as Dom Anselme put it, would undergo tight cording, needling and similar methods of flesh torture.

The man was tightening thongs that seemed to pass through holes in the bar, causing the mammaries to swell into livid congested bulges, ready no doubt for the quirt tongs and the needling that at Lassignac formed part of advanced slave torture.

Marc had enjoyed needling him, and evidently the assistant had enjoyed the exchange, too.

This was just Niema needling Frank a little, getting back at him for setting her up for such a shock.

Grit and splinters of wood abraded her bare flesh, the needling pain unnoticed in the tearing agony of suspense.