provoking
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]provoking
- present participle and gerund of provoke
Adjective
[edit]provoking (comparative more provoking, superlative most provoking)
- annoying; irritating
- Would you stop interrupting me, dear? It's a most provoking habit.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.