irritate (verb)

  • 41vellicate — verb a) to touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements …

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  • 42grind one's gears — verb To annoy or irritate. It really grinds my gears when inconsiderate people litter …

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  • 43get on somebody's nerves — verb To annoy or irritate; to bother. There’s an insect buzzing around in my bedroom tonight, and it’s really getting on my nerves …

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  • 44wear on — verb a) To irritate. b) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion …

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  • 45mitigate — verb /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ To reduce, lessen, or decrease. Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility. Syn: check, diminish, ease …

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  • 46roil — verb /ɹɔɪl/ a) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of to roil wine, cider, etc, in casks or bottles b) To annoy; to make someone angry. to roil a spring …

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  • 47displease — verb a) To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke. b) To fail to satisfy;… …

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  • 48inflame — verb a) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. b) To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire …

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  • 49tee off — verb a) To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee. I always check the wind direction before I tee off. b) To irritate, vex, or annoy. Boy, do his jibes ev …

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  • 50get on somebody's tits — verb To annoy or irritate; get on somebodys nerves …

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