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What is another word for making waves?

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To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

Present participle for to create disturbance or controversy by expressing disagreement or criticism

Present participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally

Present participle for to rouse or goad into feeling or remembering something

Present participle for to dissent or rebel against

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To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

getting someone's goat

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

hacking off

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting someone's dander up

getting your back up

hacking you off

heating up

making someone see red

turning off

working on

asking for it

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

putting someone's nose out of joint

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

getting a rise out of

rubbing you up the wrong way

embittering

exciting

rousing

sticking in one's craw

trying the patience of

wearing on

setting one's teeth on edge

insulting

getting your dander up

rattling someone's cage

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

getting across someone

agonizing^US

getting your hackles up

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

making miserable

driving bananas

scandalising^UK

driving you up the wall

getting someone's wick

breaking the heart of

making someone's hackles rise

getting on someone's nerves

getting someone's hackles up

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting in someone's hair

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's back up

pushing someon's buttons

steaming

arousing hostility in

running up the wrong way

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

singling out

making an enemy of somebody

getting on the wrong side of

hanging up

getting even

upsetting the applecart

causing resentment to

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

pushing the buttons of

making someone fed up

making someone scratch their head

treading on someone's toes

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

driving you round the twist

abusing

slandering

dumping on

giving the cold shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

getting in the hair of

razzing

taking the mickey

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

shaking up

putting off

throwing into a tizz

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Present participle for to create disturbance or controversy by expressing disagreement or criticism

causing a disturbance

“It finally took foreign visitors to make waves about the spiralling cost of living here.”

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Present participle for to disturb mentally or emotionally

hurting somebody's feelings

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

causing discomfort to

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

terrorizing^US

putting someone off their stroke

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

catching off balance

making someone scratch their head

scaring the bejesus out of

cutting to the quick

causing to be at a stand

destabilizing^US

making one's hair stand on end

causing someone to lose their composure

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

throwing into a tizzy

affronting

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

causing anxiety

making self-conscious

stopping someone in their tracks

pulling the rug from under

curdling the blood

thwarting

abasing

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the pants off

making one's blood run cold

hanging over

weighing on

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

causing trouble to

making someone jump out of their skin

eating at

beating down

throwing into a blue funk

making someone fed up

taking the wind out of your sails

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

sending over the edge

scaring the daylights out of

getting on one's nerves

pressing

taking by surprise

throwing into a panic

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

nagging at

befogging

rubbing the wrong way

causing offense

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

upsetting the applecart

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

trying the patience of

making discontented

getting on your nerves

causing someone distress

breaking the heart of

throwing a curveball

springing on

knocking out

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

giving someone goose pimples

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

turning off

breaking someone's heart

dashing hopes

keeping under

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

screwing up

throwing into a fright

filling with consternation

messing up

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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Present participle for to rouse or goad into feeling or remembering something

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Present participle for to dissent or rebel against

taking part in an uprising

defying authority

taking up arms

taking up arms against

taking to the streets

raging against the machine

disobeying authority

opposing authority

refusing to obey orders

mounting the barricades

mobilizing^US

mobilising^UK

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