provoking
Verb
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Verb
- present participle of provoke#English|provoke
provoking
- annoying; irritating
- Would you stop interrupting me, dear? It's a most provoking habit.
provoking (plural provokings)
- provocation
- 1974, Clifford Adelman, No Loaves, No Parables; Liberal Politics and the American Language
- The habit of mind so engendered is wholly demoralizing, particularly since the national political consciousness is so dependent on their provokings.
- 1974, Clifford Adelman, No Loaves, No Parables; Liberal Politics and the American Language
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