hänseln — meaning in English

English meaning

• needle noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
• ribbing noun The act of teasing someone playfully.
• taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.
• tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

hänseln is used for these senses in English:

• needle (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
• pick on (transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
• ribbing (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
• taunt (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
• tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.

needle — full definition

1. noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
2. noun A pointer on a dial, compass, or gauge.
3. noun The thin, pointed leaf of certain conifer trees, such as pine.
4. verb To tease or provoke someone persistently.

ribbing — full definition

1. noun The act of teasing someone playfully.
2. noun A raised ridge, or a series of ridges, on the surface of something.
3. noun An occasion of teasing someone.

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