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Present participle for to pester or urge into doing something or going somewhere

Present participle for to nag or subject to verbal harassment

Present participle for to continually intimidate someone, such as with threats

Verb

Present participle for to pester or urge into doing something or going somewhere

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

putting a bomb under

lighting a fire under

firing the imagination of

firing the enthusiasm of

acting as a stimulus to

bringing around

prevailing upon

firing with enthusiasm

getting someone going

putting in motion

setting in motion

acting as an incentive to

revitalizing^US

revitalising^UK

agitating against

calling into being

bringing into being

giving a lift to

giving a boost to

calling to mind

feeding the fire

stirring embers

adding fuel to fire

giving the incentive to

acting as a incentive to

giving someone a kick

rationalizing^US

giving a shot in the arm

rationalising^UK

giving new life to

breathing new life into

initializing^US

giving someone a cue

initialising^UK

whetting one's appetite

taking out of mothballs

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“Why chivvy me into sitting at the dais instead of at a table with my dear wife, Janet, if they were not going to be making any use of me?”

Verb

Present participle for to nag or subject to verbal harassment

giving a hard time

driving up the wall

giving someone grief

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

getting on your nerves

driving round the bend

getting in your hair

inconveniencing

driving round the twist

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

scratching around

searching high heaven

giving the business

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

driving bananas

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

playing cat and mouse

driving you up the wall

getting on one's nerves

giving a bad time

rattling one's cage

interfering with

finding fault with

keeping complaining to

taking it out on

busting someone's balls

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your wick

making somebody's hackles rise

weighing heavily on

causing suffering to

cutting to the quick

making miserable

preying on your mind

traumatizing^US

making wretched

discombobulating

discriminating against

causing anguish to

causing anxiety to

hacking you off

traumatising^UK

having a down on

having it in for

giving someone the hump

hurting somebody's feelings

discountenancing

causing discomfort to

making someone see red

getting your back up

getting under your skin

taking control of

knocking for six

throwing off balance

antagonizing^US

pressing down on

dampening spirits

causing concern to

antagonising^UK

making uncomfortable

causing anxiety

deeply upsetting

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

inflicting trauma

making desolate

making despondent

making your blood boil

making things hot for someone

punishing unfairly

trying your patience

inflicting anguish on

causing disquiet to

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

lying heavily on

taking the mickey

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

getting in the hair of

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

making it tough for

causing to panic

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

giving someone the pip

driving to distraction

giving offence to

causing trouble to

getting someone

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

getting your goat

raising your hackles

rubbing the wrong way

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

getting across someone

working into lather

rocking the boat

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

gnawing away at

putting the squeeze on

stacking the deck

having your knife into

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

jumping on one's case

dishonouring^UK

taking the heart out of

giving the needle

tyrannizing over

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

demoralizing^US

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

causing anguish

causing someone distress

stepping on the toes of

shouting catcalls at

demoralising^UK

causing discomfort

reducing to tears

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

showing ill will towards

making someone fed up

casting a gloom upon

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

causing pain to

having a grip on

becoming an obsession with

having a hold on

descending upon

bringing down on

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“She observed his pale look and deep shadows lingering around his face. However, she did not chivvy him about it, knowing full well that all of them were under strain.”

Verb

Present participle for to continually intimidate someone, such as with threats

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

riding roughshod over

putting the screws on

turning on the heat

tightening the screws on

turning the screws on

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

lording it over

twisting one's arm

putting heat on

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

holding a gun to one's head

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

making things hot for someone

bringing pressure to bear on

using pressure on

putting pressure on

riding roughshod

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

having someone do something

tightening the screw on

prevailing upon

putting the heat on

turning the screw on

treating harshly

playing the heavy with

walking all over

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

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