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Verb

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

Present participle for to make or become hot or warm

Present participle for to become or make more intense

Present participle for to increase or improve in amount or value

("heat up", figuratively) Present participle for to become increasingly angry

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

Act of heating or reheating food, as in cooking or microwaving

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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

making someone see red

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 your dander up

putting out

rattling someone's cage

getting your goat

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

getting on one's nerves

hurting somebody's feelings

putting someone off their stroke

setting someone back on their heels

tantalizing^US

putting someone off their stride

making someone scratch their head

weighing on

eating at

putting out of countenance

tantalising^UK

getting your hackles up

getting down

jangling

driving bananas

causing to be at a stand

stopping someone in their tracks

causing someone to lose their composure

breathing down someone's neck

dumping on

bending someone's ear

rubbing you up the wrong way

keeping after

hanging up

driving you up the wall

getting someone's wick

galvanizing^US

taking the wind out of your sails

causing anguish

going to your head

sticking in one's craw

making sad

throwing a curve

setting one's teeth on edge

causing discomfort to

knocking the stuffing out of

galvanising^UK

making self-conscious

making someone's hackles rise

getting someone's hackles up

getting in someone's hair

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's nerves

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's back up

trying the patience of

sending into a rage

pushing someon's buttons

setting someone's teeth on edge

quickening

making restless

sweating out

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

treading on someone's toes

laboring^US

labouring^UK

sending over the edge

making an enemy of somebody

catching unawares

getting on the wrong side of

getting across someone

bringing pressure to bear on

leaning on

putting pressure on

pressurising^UK

pushing the buttons of

making your gorge rise

hurting the feelings of

causing someone distress

offending morals of

causing pain

abominating

filling with loathing

dementing

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

making your head spin

messing with one's head

making punchy

setting someone thinking

causing inconvenience to

creating difficulties for

paralysing^UK

inflicting anguish on

throwing into a tizzy

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

paralyzing^US

balking^US

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

baulking^UK

upsetting the applecart

sweeping someone off their feet

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

dampening spirits

breaking someone's heart

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

tugging at your heartstrings

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

putting on

slinging off at

taking the piss out of

lighting a fire under

whipping up

whetting one's appetite

getting going

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

pepping up

spurring on

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Verb

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Present participle for to make or become hot or warm

increasing in temperature

nuking

microwaving

sweating

rising in temperature

raising the temperature

raising the temperature of

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“She moved into the kitchen, meaning to heat up a frozen dinner, but found twinkie wrappers littering the counter.”

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Present participle for to become or make more intense

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

adding insult to injury

compounding the problem

making matters worse

egging on

feeding the fire

fanning the flames of

rubbing salt in the wounds

rubbing salt in a wound

going from bad to worse

fueling^US

rubbing salt in the wound

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to increase or improve in amount or value

Verb

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("heat up", figuratively) Present participle for to become increasingly angry

Verb

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

Noun

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Act of heating or reheating food, as in cooking or microwaving

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