What is another word for harrying ?

being rubbed up the wrong way

The act of one who harries or harasses

offence^UK

offense^US

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Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

demanding money with menaces

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Noun

A stripping or plundering

breaking and entering

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

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Noun

enough to try the patience of a saint

The process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure

Adjective

Tending to cause anxiety or concern

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

gray^US

grey^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

slight but persistent

difficult to understand

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Verb

getting someone's dander up

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 your back up

hacking you off

heating up

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

victimizing^US

agonizing^US

victimising^UK

agonising^UK

bending someone's ear

tyrannizing^US

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

tyrannising^UK

flurrying

razzing

rattling someone's cage

making somebody's hackles rise

rubbing the wrong way

ill-using

getting on one's nerves

putting down

making fun of

eating at

getting someone's wick

brutalizing^US

making it hot for someone

brutalising^UK

pulling someone's leg

finding fault with

driving bananas

plying

keeping complaining to

carping at

kicking around

stirring up

getting your dander up

rankling with

taking the piss out of

ragging on

preying on your mind

ruffling one's feathers

moaning at

making things hot for someone

getting up someone's nose

imposing on

wringing

bewildering

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

discomfiting

getting your hackles up

joking with

giving someone hell

messing

pushing someon's buttons

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

putting someone's nose out of joint

driving you up the wall

searching high heaven

causing discomfort to

sticking the knife into

expelling

dragooning

getting the knife into

getting a rise out of

setting on

setting off

getting across someone

playing the heavy with

riding roughshod over

jumping on one's case

putting the squeeze on

discriminating against

criticizing^US

dishonoring^US

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

finding fault

busting chops

moaning on at

criticising^UK

busting someone's balls

doing an injustice to

giving no quarter

stepping on the toes of

pressurizing^US

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

setting one's teeth on edge

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

sticking in one's craw

hacking

getting in a fluster

driving insane

inflicting anguish on

making someone fed up

getting on the wrong side of

causing resentment to

wigging

getting on someone

running up the wrong way

pushing one's buttons

making someone scratch their head

occupying thoughts

belabouring^UK

scorning

weighing

making an enemy of somebody

upsetting the applecart

grizzling

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

driving you out of your mind

driving you off your head

making you see red

driving you round the twist

driving out of mind

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the bend

giving the cold shoulder

filling with loathing

giving a zinger

pushing the buttons of

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

hurting the feelings of

breaking the heart of

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

getting into a dither

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

going through the mill

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“Without firm figures, they continued to harry Doig to find them.”

Verb

Present participle for to persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory)

vandalizing^US

levelling^UK

leveling^US

vandalising^UK

pulverizing^US

moonlight requisitioning

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

pulverising^UK

playing mischief with

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“Their mission is to blow up bridges, block roads and generally harry and destroy any enemy forces with which they come into contact.”

Verb

Present participle for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

using strong-arm tactics on

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

twisting someone's arm

scaring off

scaring the bejesus out of

putting the screws on

putting the squeeze on

bringing pressure to bear on

riding roughshod over

putting under an obligation

spurring

breathing down someone's neck

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

holding a gun to one's head

tightening the screws on

having someone do something

turning the screws on

leaving someone no option

telling someone what to do

putting the screws to

bringing force to bear on

prevailing upon

effecting

having

tightening the screw on

exerting influence on

making an offer they can't refuse

needling

making necessary

victimizing^US

overcoming

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

victimising^UK

making things hot for someone

throwing your weight around

leaving someone no option but to

bringing pressure to bear upon

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

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Verb

ruling with a rod of iron

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

oppressing

subjugating

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

riding roughshod over

ruling with an iron hand

victimizing^US

brutalizing^US

bullying

victimising^UK

subordinating

steamrollering

brutalising^UK

bringing someone to their knees

overwhelming

putting down

gaining mastery over

gaining control of

gaining ascendancy over

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Verb

Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

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Present participle for to follow or chase after

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Present participle for to assault or attack, especially militarily

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