Search Result:provoking
Overview of verb provoke
The verb provoke has 4 senses
- arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")
- provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up -- (evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple")
- provoke, stimulate -- (provide the needed stimulus for)
- harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -- (annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers")
Overview of adj provoking
The adj provoking has 1 sense
- agitative, agitating, provoking -- (causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport")