Predicate: needle

Roleset id: needle.01 , annoy, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

needle.01: NEEDLE-V NOTES: Framed by Ben. (from needle.01-v) NEEDLING-N NOTES: ~needle.01 (from needling.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
needling (n.)
needle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: annoyer
        Arg1-PPT: person annoyed
        Arg2-MNR: topic of annoyance

Example: arg0 subject

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        You would n't have me throw the poor boy out on the street '' , Eileen said [*T*-1] when I needled her about it [*T*-2].

        Arg0: I
        Rel: needled
        Arg1: her
        Arg2: about it
        Argm-tmp: [*T*-2]
        Argm-rcl: when

Example: All args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Maya's constant needling of Joe about his haircut annoyed him enormously.

        Arg0: Maya's
        Argm-tmp: constant
        Rel: needling
        Arg1: of Joe
        Arg2: about his haircut