Sentence:  FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I <WSD>needled</WSD> her, not teased her. I <WSD>needled</WSD> her about—first I said that she didn't want to work, and then I think that there were a couple of comments. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.