provoking

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Verb

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provoking

  1. present participle and gerund of provoke

Adjective

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provoking (comparative more provoking, superlative most provoking)

  1. annoying; irritating
    Would you stop interrupting me, dear? It's a most provoking habit.

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Noun

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provoking (plural provokings)

  1. 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.