needled russian

• подде́тый

  picked up from underneath, hooked, lifted from below

  mocked, taunted, needled

• подковыриваемый

  being provoked, being needled, being teased, being egged on

Examples

• Кто подби́л Тома на э́то?

  Who needled Tom into doing this?

• Коллега, поддевший меня вопросом, ждал ответа.

  The colleague who had needled me with a question waited for an answer.

• Работник, подковыриваемый коллегами, старался не реагировать.

  The employee, needled by his colleagues, tried not to react.