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Definition of Provoking

• (a.) Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment.
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Provoke

Synonyms of Provoking

• Arouse
• Elicit
• Enkindle
• Kindle
• Evoke
• Fire
• Raise
• Provoke
• Provoke
• Evoke
• Call Forth
• Kick Up
• Provoke
• Stimulate
• Harass
• Hassle
• Harry
• Chivy
• Chivvy
• Chevy
• Chevvy
• Beset
• Plague
• Molest
• Provoke
• Agitative
• Agitating

Antonyms of Provoking

Homophones of Provoking