provoking
Meanings
Plural: provokings
Verb
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- provide the needed stimulus for
- annoy continually or chronically
- present participle and gerund of provoke
Adjective Satellite
- causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
- "a provoking delay at the airport"
Adj
- annoying; irritating
Noun
- provocation
Synonyms
agitating, agitative, arouse, beset, call forth, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, harass, harry, hassle, kick up, kindle, molest, plague, provoke, raise, stimulate
Scrabble Score: 19
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