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Provoking

adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    annoying; irritating

    "Would you stop interrupting me, dear? It's a most provoking habit."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing or tending to cause anger or resentment wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    provocation

    "The habit of mind so engendered is wholly demoralizing, particularly since the national political consciousness is so dependent on their provokings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of provoke form-of, gerund, participle, present

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