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Adjective

Having a high temperature

Oppressively hot and humid

Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

Expending or consuming by employing

Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

Present participle for to burn with a sudden intensity

Present participle for to suffer from, or be subjected to, intense heat

Present participle for to scorch or burn, especially the surface of something

Present participle for to become or make pink or red

Present participle for to be stirred up with anger

Present participle for to detonate, or cause to detonate, from, or using, an explosive

Present participle for to examine something with great care

Present participle for to arouse or be aroused

Noun

An abnormally high body temperature, typically caused by illness or an ailment

The action of using up a resource

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Adjective

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Having a high temperature

running a temperature

red-hot

above normal

with a high temperature

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“She was burning up with fever, her forehead hot to the touch.”

Adjective

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Oppressively hot and humid

fetid^US

foetid^UK

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Verb

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(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

rubbing the wrong way

tormenting

nagging

giving someone the pip

making angry

afflicting

driving to distraction

getting your back up

getting on one's nerves

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

teasing

giving a hard time

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

making somebody's hackles rise

ruffling one's feathers

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting your dander up

rankling with

trying your patience

picking on

getting up someone's nose

setting one's teeth on edge

rubbing you up the wrong way

hitting where one lives

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

getting your hackles up

making miserable

freaking out

sticking in one's craw

getting a rise out of

causing discomfort to

trying the patience of

making an enemy of somebody

getting on the wrong side of

prodding

jangling

driving you up the wall

getting across someone

upsetting the applecart

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

breaking the heart of

hurting somebody's feelings

mourning

pushing the buttons of

taking the piss out of

victimizing^US

criticizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

criticising^UK

inflicting anguish on

making someone fed up

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

messing

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

interfering

meddling

insisting on

pushing one's buttons

making someone scratch their head

belabouring^UK

terrorising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

tiring out

leaning on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

noodging

bullyragging

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

tyrannizing^US

filling with loathing

causing resentment to

mispleasing

playing dirty

zinging

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

alienating

making livid

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the twist

driving you crazy

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the bend

tyrannising^UK

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

belaboring^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

carrying a heavy load

barracking

shouting down

getting into a dither

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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Verb

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Expending or consuming by employing

utilizing^US

utilising^UK

pouring down the drain

throwing around like confetti

spending recklessly

bluing

dumping

spending money as if it grows on trees

making poor use of

spending freely

throwing down the drain

spending money as if there were no tomorrow

spending money as if it were going out of style

kissing goodbye

spending money as if it were going out of fashion

suffering the loss of

spending money as if it grew on trees

playing ducks and drakes with

spending as if there were no tomorrow

spending as if it grows on trees

spending as if it were going out of style

siphoning^US

syphoning^UK

spending money like water

throwing money down the drain

throwing money around

pouring money down the drain

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Verb

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Present participle for to set on fire, or to be set on fire

burning to the ground

carbonizing^US

carbonising^UK

smoldering^US

smouldering^UK

cauterizing^US

cauterising^UK

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“The arsonist used a match to burn up the old abandoned house.”

Verb

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Present participle for to burn with a sudden intensity

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Present participle for to suffer from, or be subjected to, intense heat

Verb

Present participle for to scorch or burn, especially the surface of something

cauterising^UK

cauterizing^US

discoloring^US

carbonising^UK

carbonizing^US

Verb

Present participle for to become or make pink or red

Verb

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Present participle for to be stirred up with anger

flying off the handle

wigging out

Verb

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Present participle for to detonate, or cause to detonate, from, or using, an explosive

Verb

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Present participle for to examine something with great care

Verb

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Present participle for to arouse or be aroused

Noun

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An abnormally high body temperature, typically caused by illness or an ailment

Noun

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The action of using up a resource

utilization^US

utilisation^UK

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