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- [pruh-voh-king]
- /prəˈvoʊ kɪŋ/
- /prəˈvəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-voh-king]
- /prəˈvoʊ kɪŋ/
Definitions of provoking word
- adjective provoking serving to provoke; causing annoyance. 1
- verb with object provoking to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. 1
- verb with object provoking to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh. 1
- verb with object provoking to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action. 1
- verb with object provoking to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident? 1
- verb with object provoking Obsolete. to summon. 1
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Origin of provoking
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; provoke + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Provoking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
provoking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
provoking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for provoking
noun provoking
- bedevilment — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- grabber — a person or thing that grabs.
- harassment — the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexual harassment.
adj provoking
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- galling — that galls; chafing; irritating; vexing; exasperating.
- impactful — having or manifesting a great impact or effect: After the senator's impactful speech, her bill passed.
adjective provoking
- aggravating — causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
- engrossing — Absorbing all one's attention or interest.
- frustrating — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- motivating — Effectively providing an incentive.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
adverb provoking
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- confrontationally — In a confrontational way.
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