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What is another word for
needling
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Verb
(
usually used in third person form "gets"
)
Annoying or irritating (someone)
To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction
Present participle for to pierce with a needle
Present participle for to mock or make fun of
Present participle for to pierce and make a hole or holes in
Present participle for to talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)
Present participle for to make an inquiry
Noun
Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting
Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately
Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances
Adjective
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
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Verb
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(
usually used in third person form "gets"
)
Annoying or irritating (someone)
getting
annoying
irritating
exasperating
angering
irking
vexing
inflaming
putting out
nettling
provoking
incensing
infuriating
maddening
rubbing up the wrong way
aggravating
peeving
miffing
riling
getting to
hacking off
giving someone the hump
driving mad
driving crazy
driving nuts
making someone see red
winding up
agitating
bothering
bugging
narking
getting across
teeing off
perturbing
ticking off
displeasing
eating
grating
ruffling
burning up
chafing
disturbing
frustrating
enraging
galling
firing up
upsetting
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
piquing
hassling
harassing
riding
rankling
pestering
offending
antagonizing
US
graveling
gravelling
persecuting
antagonising
UK
goading
driving up the wall
troubling
rasping
nagging
teasing
tormenting
badgering
getting under your skin
worrying
spiting
getting at
plaguing
frosting
outraging
affronting
distressing
griping
fretting
hounding
giving a hard time
exacerbating
humping
bumming out
getting your back up
getting in your hair
roiling
hacking you off
itching
baiting
getting your goat
bedevilling
UK
bedeviling
US
disgruntling
making angry
putting your back up
rattling
driving to distraction
picking on
hurting
getting on your wick
giving someone the pip
rubbing the wrong way
getting on one's nerves
heckling
dogging
bullying
driving round the bend
making somebody's hackles rise
taunting
disgusting
driving round the twist
henpecking
discomposing
making cross
insulting
ruffling one's feathers
paining
grating on
disquieting
wounding
rankling with
getting up someone's nose
fazing
iring
turning off
making waves
raising your hackles
getting your dander up
trying your patience
hectoring
flustering
stinging
perplexing
discomfiting
enflaming
madding
mortifying
depressing
trying
giving someone grief
pecking at
steaming up
eating at
unsettling
molesting
dismaying
chivvying
afflicting
disconcerting
nudging
ailing
torturing
aggrieving
fussing
niggling
hazing
getting someone
dissing
cheesing off
working on
stirring up
abrading
sending into a rage
driving bananas
putting someone's nose out of joint
incommoding
grieving
unnerving
besetting
flurrying
pricking
discountenancing
distempering
egging on
discombobulating
jarring on
browbeating
mithering
hitting where one lives
disobliging
picking at
burning
getting your hackles up
gnawing at
rubbing you up the wrong way
working up
driving you up the wall
cutting to the quick
alarming
concerning
abusing
breaking
beleaguering
slighting
saddening
agonizing
US
discomforting
distracting
devilling
deviling
unhinging
injuring
discriminating against
victimizing
US
frazzling
shocking
ragging
criticizing
US
alaruming
oppressing
exciting
importuning
throwing
asking for it
derailing
getting across someone
chivying
prodding
hagriding
discommoding
dissatisfying
rousing
exercising
embarrassing
embittering
having it in for
undoing
empurpling
chagrining
hacking
crossing
tantalizing
US
hurting somebody's feelings
having a down on
going on at
grumbling at
weirding out
tantalising
UK
harping on at
breathing down someone's neck
freaking out
bending someone's ear
keeping after
criticising
UK
agonising
UK
wearing on
victimising
UK
keeping on at
causing offense
mistreating
maltreating
terrorizing
US
confusing
pushing around
ill-treating
leaning on
intimidating
inciting
interrupting
stressing
disrupting
confounding
scolding
heating up
ribbing
besieging
cursing
punishing unfairly
ridiculing
scaring
anguishing
straining
pursuing
chiding
scandalizing
US
inconveniencing
disrespecting
gibing
horrifying
chaffing
berating
repelling
jarring
nauseating
sickening
boring
testing
grilling
umbraging
bumming
browning off
biting
stirring
finding fault
rattling one's cage
jangling
sticking in one's craw
finding fault with
terrorising
UK
trying the patience of
keeping complaining to
setting one's teeth on edge
making unhappy
acerbating
carping at
scandalising
UK
getting a rise out of
throwing off balance
zinging
making you see red
moaning at
making things hot for someone
putting down
trolling
shaking up
eating away at
making anxious
giving offence to
raising hell
showing antagonism to
disapproving of
festering
carping
domineering
feeling ill will towards
showing ill will towards
pushing about
bearing a grudge towards
getting on someone
steaming
taxing
cutting
riling up
driving insane
bristling
making you angry
whipping up
causing annoyance to
causing resentment to
messing with
messing
pushing someon's buttons
souring
wigging
pushing one's buttons
guying
arousing hostility in
jeering
despairing
burdening
caviling
US
cavilling
UK
rattling someone's chain
putting on edge
hitting a sour note
getting on
setting on edge
mocking
obsessing
eating up
boiling
making sore
crazing
blowing up
arousing
losing one's temper
tiring
frightening
pressing
making an enemy of somebody
taking a rise out of
starting
setting on
getting on the wrong side of
setting off
working into lather
barracking
booing
racking
harming
giving the business
insisting on
slapping
weighing down
making trouble
stirring the pot
thwarting
foiling
shouting down
devastating
causing anxiety to
lying heavy on
tearing
sweating out
dunning
putting
tiffing
huffing
stewing
petting
disappointing
discontenting
disaffecting
slandering
dumping on
giving the cold shoulder
confronting
dispraising
giving a zinger
harrowing
shaking
pushing
strapping
making miserable
desolating
causing suffering to
martyring
doing a number on
weighing on
arousing anxiety in
pushing buttons
causing anguish to
making wretched
making it tough for
indisposing
nit-picking
cutting up
hissing
repulsing
excruciating
revolting
making someone fed up
disheartening
wearying
making discontented
becoming bored
grating at
having had enough
losing patience
crabbing
lousing up
begrudging
hanging up
getting even
upsetting the applecart
grudging
snubbing
playing dirty
mispleasing
curdling
scratching around
searching high heaven
ragging on
yapping at
slurring
giving offence
humiliating
treading on someone's toes
keying up
lashing at
turning on
getting in the hair of
razzing
taking the mickey
getting on the nerves of
running up the wrong way
taking the piss out of
mourning
pushing the buttons of
thumbing nose at
causing suffering
causing anguish
bleeding
causing sorrow
lambasting
nagging at
jibing at
shouting at
shouting catcalls at
butting in
making game of
punishing
playing cat and mouse
putting through wringer
rubbing salt in wound
giving a bad time
mixing up
tyrannizing
US
making fun of
tyrannising
UK
singling out
impeding
hindering
intruding upon
imposing on
flummoxing
upbraiding
urging
egging
bewildering
busting chops
moaning on at
busting someone's balls
taking it out on
flooring
fuddling
cowing
affecting
putting into a flap
putting someone off their stroke
wearing
stumping
making nervous
throwing into tizzy
causing someone to lose their composure
putting off
throwing into a tizz
muddling
pothering
disordering
disarranging
making uneasy
making fretful
making a scene
immolating
demonizing
US
using
beating
stacking the deck
demonising
UK
having your knife into
appalling
making uncomfortable
abashing
dispiriting
demoralizing
US
crushing
discouraging
crucifying
spooking
puzzling
weighing heavily on
preying on your mind
demoralising
UK
haunting
dejecting
daunting
nonplussing
chillin
chilling
unmanning
wringing
grinding
blighting
making self-conscious
casting down
breaking one's heart
flipping out
taking the wind out of your sails
causing concern to
putting on the spot
putting a damper on
putting in a spot
wearing out
psyching out
causing discomfort to
possessing
deranging
preoccupying
occupying
assailing
causing disquiet to
throwing off
niggling at
resenting
stretching
sapping
draining
exhausting
tangling
taking aback
disorientating
jarring upon
grating upon
wearing upon
occupying thoughts
making someone scratch their head
stressing out
shaming
fearing
sweating
setting someone's teeth on edge
turning
incapacitating
flipping
rocking the boat
laying up
cramping
debilitating
bringing down
rousting
putting someone off their stride
setting someone back on their heels
worsting
bullyragging
despoiling
macerating
foraying
jerking around
noodging
attacking
terrifying
accosting
pressurizing
US
driving you crazy
putting pressure on
bringing pressure to bear on
pressurising
UK
reminding
insisting
dampening spirits
driving out of mind
making livid
driving you to distraction
making somebody's blood boil
driving you out of your mind
driving you round the bend
shattering
driving you off your head
driving you round the twist
dragging down
making blue
putting into a funk
chastening
breaking the heart of
making it hot for someone
hunting
wronging
exiling
sticking the knife into
expelling
dragooning
getting the knife into
dashing
tiring out
making severe demands on
making demands on
putting a strain on
lying heavily on
kicking up a fuss
hanging over
kicking up a stink
demeaning
interfering
meddling
disenchanting
panicking
startling
awing
aweing
abominating
filling with loathing
offending morals of
causing to panic
causing anxiety
causing vexation
causing bitterness
causing annoyance
causing resentment
making awkward
making ashamed
owning
showing up
overawing
making it tough
giving trouble
putting to trouble
putting to some trouble
prostrating
repressing
drooping
stunning
making a monkey of
throwing into a tizzy
catching one short
dumbfounding
putting in a hole
putting out of countenance
letting down
beating down
making downhearted
making despondent
dampening the spirits of
causing to lose heart
smiting
gripping
striking
visiting
taking
causing trouble to
buffeting
buffetting
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“If that happened, they would
needle
him until hell froze over trying to get him to tell them what was going on.”
Verb
▲
To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction
exciting
provoking
inciting
riling
stirring up
fomenting
impassioning
inflaming
rallying
roiling
rousing
stirring
triggering
aggravating
agitating
animating
electrifying
firing up
goading
inspiring
instigating
arousing
enthusing
galvanizing
US
incensing
irking
priming
ruffling
stimulating
whipping up
baiting
charging
egging on
eliciting
encouraging
enlivening
grilling
kindling
piquing
pumping up
revving up
setting off
vexing
vivifying
winding up
working up
activating
angering
awakening
bringing about
bringing out
causing
charging up
commoving
energising
UK
energizing
US
enkindling
galvanising
UK
jolting
motivating
pepping up
sparking off
touching off
triggering off
working into lather
chafing
discomposing
flustering
inducing
infuriating
intensifying
maddening
offending
shaking
shaking up
starting
taunting
upsetting
waking up
feeding the fire
moving
prodding
spurring
urging
impelling
pressing
stinging
spurring on
prompting
influencing
pushing
pricking
swaying
sparking
making
inspiriting
persuading
exhilarating
disturbing
enticing
tempting
wakening
constraining
procuring
bestirring
prevailing upon
putting up to
driving on
rooting on
startling
waking
awaking
innervating
innerving
lighting a fire under
whetting one's appetite
firing the enthusiasm of
getting going
firing the imagination of
badgering
driving
hounding
pressuring
harassing
nudging
forcing
challenging
coercing
pressurizing
US
dragooning
whipping
bullying
keying up
lashing
rousting
titillating
pressurising
UK
siccing
generating
engendering
producing
occasioning
promoting
initiating
creating
giving rise to
precipitating
evoking
fostering
bringing on
leading to
effecting
actuating
firing
bringing
begetting
effectuating
resulting in
quickening
catalyzing
US
breeding
invoking
invigorating
catalysing
UK
propelling
spawning
setting in motion
affecting
putting in motion
calling forth
envigorating
compelling
raising
whetting
yielding
translating into
abetting
emboldening
bringing to pass
fermenting
fanning
working
heartening
contributing to
vitalizing
steeling
beginning
establishing
incentivizing
buoying
boosting
leading
uplifting
drawing forth
buoying up
inclining
brewing
igniting
instilling
developing
fuelling
fueling
US
introducing
strengthening
originating
instituting
exhorting
hatching
picking
kick-starting
bucking up
making happen
bringing into being
turning on
inviting
cheering
filliping
thrilling
ending in
cheering up
convincing
geeing up
calling into being
launching
reviving
gladdening
helping
making for
necessitating
increasing
elating
cultivating
livening up
making possible
bringing forth
setting on
drawing on
setting going
fanning the flames of
advancing
reassuring
inveigling
revitalizing
US
refreshing
entreating
assuring
soliciting
doing
revivifying
egging
cheering on
building up
touching
drawing
entailing
getting
chirking up
bearing up
psyching up
sowing the seeds of
exalting
gingering up
countenancing
prevailing on
juicing up
revitalising
UK
amping up
jazzing up
furthering
imploring
coaxing
comforting
advising
commencing
cajoling
beseeching
stoking up
involving
culminating in
brightening
fortifying
empowering
consoling
inaugurating
disposing
adjuring
striking
impressing
setting
summoning
expediting
bracing
hassling
obliging
predisposing
boosting up
spiking
leaning on
securing
realizing
US
meaning
insisting
spelling
intoxicating
starting up
giving
mobilizing
US
finishing in
jump-starting
starting the ball rolling
realising
UK
perking up
trying to persuade
informing
drumming up
firing with enthusiasm
insisting on
appealing to
bearing
setting up
mobilising
UK
zipping up
getting someone going
bribing
counseling
US
counselling
UK
attracting
begging
building
rendering
enjoining
incentifying
actualizing
opening
resulting
supporting
jumpstarting
enheartening
enforcing
accomplishing
enacting
achieving
pushing forward
admonishing
directing
restoring
sanctioning
conditioning
risking
adding to
luring
advocating
conjuring
amounting to
nagging
irritating
exacerbating
pleading
courting
sustaining
wooing
twisting someone's arm
converting
wheedling
organizing
US
asking
founding
bringing round
having a hand in
suborning
favouring
UK
favoring
US
requesting
elevating
nurturing
heightening
contributing
forwarding
demanding
setting in
mustering
spiriting up
propping up
raising your spirits
giving a shot in the arm to
giving shot in arm
determining
getting things rolling
cooking up
organising
UK
having a part in
redounding to
terminating in
propagating
conducing to
being responsible for
setting afoot
pushing for
putting pressure on
calling up
putting in place
conjuring up
using pressure on
starting off
acting as a stimulus to
calling on
drawing out
rowelling
adding up to
conducing
bringing around
talking into
winning over
begging for
roweling
putting a bomb under
summoning up
livening
bringing on oneself
breathing life into
asking for
sounding
calling upon
applauding
paying off
corrupting
disinhibiting
shocking
bolstering
enhancing
seeking
giving a boost to
reenforcing
implanting
lodging
planting
hooking
exercising
feeding
putting life into
motiving
intriguing
suscitating
costing
bringing up
having as a consequence
presenting
constituting
having as a result
orienting
imposing on
grabbing
progenerating
multiplying
reigniting
rekindling
making wild
heating up
rooting
cranking up
running
imbuing
infusing
recalling
praising
acting as an incentive to
dynamizing
innovating
giving life to
lighting up
implying
equaling
US
equalling
UK
festering
reminding
appealing
posing
getting to
spooking
activizing
augmenting
boosting moral
raising spirits
chivvying
impacting
brainstorming
making alive
giving new life to
breathing new life into
giving a buzz
nourishing
powering
adding fuel to the flames
adding fuel
manoeuvring
UK
maneuvering
US
bielding
raising the morale of
stimulating spiritually
giving confidence to
boosting morale
giving hope to
lifting the spirits of
stiffening the resolve of
educing
sharpening
calling
giving incentive to
predetermining
giving incentive
setting astir
giving one an idea
carrying
giving impetus
enduing
infecting
beghasting
playing a part in
suggesting to
hinting to
burning up
getting smoking
stunning
astonishing
giving a shot in the arm
giving someone a kick
frightening
zapping
proposing
sowing
setting on foot
causing to appear
resurrecting
rationalizing
US
putting the heat on
rationalising
UK
putting the screws on
commending
railroading into
bulldozing into
biasing
US
biassing
UK
digging
burning
building a fire under
incenting
getting up
mustering up
gaining
satisfying
playing a role in
impressing on
making willing
enflaming
coming out with
dreaming up
thinking up
invocating
compassing
prevailing
sweet-talking
smooth-talking
being a factor in
acting as a incentive to
giving the incentive to
managing
bidding
succeeding
attaining
opening the door for
engineering
resuscitating
bringing off
causing to happen
contriving
being partly responsible for
having the effect of
carrying off
carrying through
oiling the wheels of
pulling off
causing to occur
reactivating
reanimating
reinvigorating
manipulating
cautioning
agitating for
agitating against
vivificating
dispatching
springing
growing
torching
requiring
exacting
alluring
transpiring
aiding
extorting
commandeering
setting burning
setting alight
setting a match to
setting on fire
setting fire to
setting light to
striking up
appearing
emerging
arising
leaving the door open to
commanding
issuing
calling for
flirting with
assisting
backing
occurring
eventuating
suing
petitioning for
imposing
dictating
hustling
lighting
switching on
putting on
putting match to
putting a match to
dawning
forming
emanating
finagling
brainwashing
steering
jockeying
beguiling
exploiting
playing
controlling
bothering
wresting
making compulsory
cracking down
exerting
forcing upon
strong-arming
expecting
soothing
happening
materializing
US
surfacing
intimidating
solacing
erupting
unfolding
pestering
crystallizing
US
manifesting
inspanning
working upon
recommending
conceiving
whomping up
pulling strings with
talking round
browbeating
prejudicing
warming
harrying
seconding
upraising
kicking off
laying the foundations of
laying the first stone of
getting in operation
getting off the ground
getting the ball rolling
getting something functioning
getting under way
getting something working
setting the ball rolling
turning
colouring
UK
putting on cloud nine
putting on top of the world
giving a lift to
letting the sun shine in
snapping out of it
picking up
giving a lift
bracing up
endorsing
succouring
UK
giving birth to
rising
upholding
backstopping
condoning
championing
speeding up
bringing pressure to bear on
carrying weight with
cutting any ice with
making yourself felt with
bringing pressure to bear upon
sprouting
arriving
pouring it on
selling one on
collaborating with
working with
cooperating with
siding with
lending a hand
colluding with
conniving with
coloring
US
backing up
participating in
conniving
succoring
US
giving a push to
conniving at
going along with
becoming established
coming out
coming to pass
becoming apparent
kicking in
coming into being
springing up
coming into existence
materialising
UK
crystallising
UK
lifting
more ❯
“I had trouble suppressing my amusement even knowing that Sebastian wanted to
needle
me into an unguarded response.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pierce with a needle
pricking
penetrating
poking
nipping
prickling
stinging
piquing
wounding
biting
injuring
riddling
piercing
perforating
holing
boring
drilling
punching
tapping
rupturing
slitting
puncturing
boring through
boring a hole in
making a hole in
making a wound in
drilling through
cutting through
boring into
“The eyes were once more beginning to show the old nystagmus, so I decided to
needle
the cataracts.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to mock or make fun of
kidding
teasing
ribbing
mocking
joshing
jiving
deriding
bantering
ridiculing
roasting
jeering
pillorying
lampooning
dissing
laughing at
making fun of
poking fun at
jeering at
jibing at
winding up
ragging on
goofing on
making jokes about
poking mullock at
sneering at
making sport of
taking the mickey
slinging off at
treating with contempt
holding up to ridicule
pulling one's leg
making a fool of
making a monkey of
shooting down
treating contemptuously
showing contempt for
taking the piss out of
showing contempt
thumbing nose at
making a monkey out of
chaffing
razzing
riding
ragging
rallying
twitting
taunting
joking
baiting
satirizing
US
japing
jesting
scoffing at
satirising
UK
goading
gibing
hazing
quizzing
chiacking
annoying
harassing
bothering
having on
guying
scorning
funning
insulting
sneering
heckling
sledging
picking on
shucking
flouting
scouting
skewering
sending up
putting down
flouting at
pestering
badgering
tormenting
nudging
disturbing
dogging
provoking
hassling
leading on
fooling around
giving a hard time
smoking
rotting
panning
scoffing
fooling
jollying
slamming
jibing
spoofing
jabbing
putting on
swipeing at
pulling someone's leg
poking borak at
kidding around
squibbing
censuring
frazzling
hooting
calling names
raspberrying
quipping
yukking
gagging
wisecracking
yucking
mimicking
reviling
gibing at
getting at
criticising
UK
affronting
outraging
digging
louting
criticizing
US
slapping
upbraiding
disdaining
reproaching
offending
twittering
humiliating
fleering
cartooning
hoaxing
deflating
unmasking
exposing
dumping on
setting up
pooh-poohing
fooling about
playing a practical joke
taking a rise out of
playing a prank
getting a rise out of
playing a practical joke on
playing a joke on
making a laughing-stock
exposing to ridicule
showing up
making someone a laughing stock
poking borack
heaping scorn on
laughing out of court
railing at
holding up to shame
making a game of
running down
plaguing
worrying
harrying
irritating
bedeviling
US
aggravating
bedevilling
UK
hectoring
vexing
importuning
gnawing
deviling
devilling
beleaguering
sounding
snapping
messing around
flirting with
slighting
disparaging
belittling
contemning
knocking
girding
booing
pouring scorn on
dismissing
detracting
despising
catcalling
hissing
discounting
caricaturing
shouting down
blowing raspberries
sniffing at
denigrating
disrespecting
spurning
parodying
rejecting
burlesquing
slurring
underrating
laughing
barracking
making light of
whistling
decrying
shrieking
howling
ranking out
quipping at
sneezing at
holding in contempt
giving Bronx cheer
looking down on
turning up one's nose
wounding
vilifying
detracting from
tearing to pieces
doing a number on
imitating
snickering
smiling
slagging off
discrediting
disbelieving
fleering at
scouting at
digging at
cracking
dumping
travestying
leering
swiping
grinning
sniggering at
snickering at
cutting down
taking off
making a joke of
disregarding
smiling at
hollering
trash-talking
sniggering
treating with disdain
brushing aside
rebuffing
playing down
repudiating
abusing
curling one's lip
interrupting
undermining
wiping
making little of
waving aside
shouting disapproval
shouting at
hooting at
sniping
catcalling at
booing at
hissing at
whistling at
shouting disapproval at
blowing raspberries at
shouting
poking fun
expressing contempt
screaming
crying
yelling
making a crack
holding up to scorn
giving the Bronx cheer to
roaring
whooping
guffawing
crying out
taking a swipe at
having a crack at
making cutting remarks about
saying contemptuously
curling your lip at
turning your nose up at
more ❯
“Julia could criticize his lifestyle, his taste, and his lowbrow behavior, but she could no longer
needle
him about his lack of success.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pierce and make a hole or holes in
punching
piercing
puncturing
perforating
stabbing
sticking
boring
riddling
drilling
pricking
spiking
holing
cutting
skewering
pinking
spitting
transpiercing
pressing
pinning
stamping
making a hole in
punching holes in
putting holes in
penetrating
rupturing
nicking
jabbing
spearing
slitting
incising
impaling
knifing
lancing
jagging
entering
putting a hole in
goring
transfixing
harpooning
running through
pecking
picking
bayonetting
bayoneting
skivering
fixing
nailing down
pinning down
disembowelling
UK
disemboweling
US
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)
joking
kidding
bantering
gagging
wisecracking
clowning
japing
jollying
punning
ragging
revelling
UK
reveling
US
yucking
yukking
cracking jokes
kidding around
horsing around
poking fun
telling jokes
making merry
playing the clown
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make an inquiry
asking
enquiring
UK
querying
questioning
quizzing
interrogating
grilling
inquiring
interviewing
probing
examining
investigating
pressing
scrutinising
UK
scrutinizing
US
canvassing
catechizing
checking
cross-examining
inquisitioning
pumping
cross-questioning
enquiring of
feeling out
finding out
going over
hitting
hitting up
making inquiries
putting a question to
requesting information
requesting information of
roasting
seeking an answer
seeking information
seeking information of
sounding out
sweating
wanting to know
buzzing
inquiring of
picking one's brains
putting out feelers
testing
testing the waters
popping the question
prying into
putting the screws to
putting through the wringer
working over
giving the third degree
Noun
▲
Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting
scorn
mockery
derision
ridicule
sneering
scoffing
disparagement
teasing
jeering
sarcasm
disdain
taunting
jibing
ragging
raillery
dig
jeer
taunt
sneer
chaffing
banter
kidding
contumely
ribbing
gibe
jab
slam
sneers
taunts
chaff
goofing
lampoon
razzing
persiflage
sardonicism
slight
swipe
mimicry
roast
jibes
leer
twitting
derisiveness
put down
winding up
parting shot
taking the mickey
pulling someone's chain
contempt
caricature
parody
satire
joking
burlesque
joshing
badinage
travesty
rib
laughter
irony
sport
farce
comeback
razz
kidology
chiacking
rally
buffoonery
foolery
mordancy
put-on
denigration
aspersion
deprecation
bitterness
insult
sharpness
detraction
criticism
acerbity
derogation
depreciation
belittlement
cynicism
diminishment
causticity
trenchancy
causticness
vilification
acrimony
obloquy
censure
spoof
send-up
rancor
US
corrosiveness
abuse
superciliousness
disrespect
takeoff
lampooning
belittling
pasquinade
acidity
rancour
UK
acridity
joke
skit
imitation
mordacity
cut
fun
wit
repartee
slander
jesting
invective
calumny
Bronx cheer
mocking
scornfulness
scoff
dump
misrepresentation
pastiche
take-off
play
catcall
wisecrack
jibe
sendup
barb
heckling
jeers
vitriol
flouting
defamation
slur
knocking
brickbat
opprobrium
pooh-poohing
condescension
affront
sham
crack
slap
bantering
vituperation
condemnation
reproach
pleasantry
distortion
libel
traducement
backchat
backstabbing
backbiting
backhanded compliment
cutting remark
squib
lampoonery
libeling
US
traducing
impersonation
impression
cartoon
give-and-take
libelling
UK
character assassination
copy
brutality
forcefulness
directness
incisiveness
outspokenness
gibes
indignity
provocation
asperity
acridness
tartness
virulence
cattiness
venom
acidness
facetiousness
goading
ridiculing
josh
hiss
boo
bile
odium
virulency
snidery
simulation
comedy
sledge
decry
leg-pulling
japing
fleer
outrage
insults
backhander
pilgarlic
rag
ride
twit
tease
rank-out
takedown
pasquil
sketch
hoot
calumniation
slap in the face
dirty dig
verbal abuse
snappy comeback
pasticcio
pappyshow
roasting
good-humoured mockery
asteism
shout
smearing
skylarking
clowning about
antics
jokes
fooling around
mischief
clowning around
perversion
defaming
mime
pale imitation
mock-heroic
jest
apology
play-on
disapproval
hissing
snort
bird
raspberry
catcalling
hectoring
booing
shouting
interruption
innuendo
besmirching
barracking
corruption
charade
stigmatization
US
stigmatisation
UK
muckraking
insinuation
pantomime
wordplay
acid
wryness
backhandedness
sarkiness
poor substitute
apology for
excuse for
exaggeration
poor imitation
pretence
UK
pretense
US
mock
absurdity
scandalmongering
scurrility
running down
ripostes
swordplay
sallies
wisecracks
quipping
crosstalk
quips
jocularity
witticisms
drollery
witticism
discredit
revilement
scandal
injury
hurt
lie
tale
knock
harm
smear campaign
disesteem
injustice
damage
pejorative
wrong
maligning
hit
minimization
marginalization
US
bants
lessening
castigation
denunciation
degradation
marginalisation
UK
contemptuousness
gossip
witty remarks
exchange
chitchat
playful jab
witty conversation
dissing
bons mots
small talk
chastisement
debasement
reprobation
recrimination
reproval
despisement
despite
remonstrance
upbraiding
critique
excoriation
slamming
admonishment
slating
flak
reproof
chiding
playing down
misprision
hatred
faultfinding
smear
panning
slagging
underestimation
blame
berating
despitefulness
falsification
scolding
carping
nitpicking
cavilling
UK
prejudice
cavil
caviling
US
disgust
dislike
distorted representation
false impression
exaggerated drawing
exaggerated representation
distorted drawing
distaste
snobbishness
disregard
hate
fault-finding
indifference
dismissiveness
slagging off
verbal disapproval
nit-picking
aversion
misappreciation
antipathy
insolence
despisal
more ❯
Noun
▲
Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately
provocation
aggravation
agitation
botheration
persecution
vexation
affront
pestering
taunting
annoyance
badgering
exasperation
harassment
irritation
nettling
offence
UK
plaguing
bedevilment
bugging
grievance
harrying
hassle
injury
insult
irking
perturbation
provoking
teasing
torment
bother
importunity
indignity
insults
intimidation
molestation
niggling
vexing
bothering
brickbat
grief
offense
US
pressure
pressurisation
UK
pressurization
US
being rubbed up the wrong way
disturbance
anger
displeasure
ire
indignation
chagrin
frustration
aggro
pip
pique
resentment
discontent
crossness
infuriation
choler
rage
fury
wrath
disgruntlement
exacerbation
trouble
nuisance
ill humour
upset
animosity
umbrage
aversion
enmity
antipathy
antagonization
outrage
coercion
temper
gall
impatience
stress
discomfort
spleen
tetchiness
testiness
passion
stroppiness
crabbiness
disgust
irascibility
bile
plague
enragement
madness
besetment
distress
unhappiness
more ❯
Noun
▲
Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances
encouragement
urging
coaxing
persuasion
prompting
goading
instigation
pressure
pressurisation
UK
pressurization
US
pushing
stirring
bait
exhortation
goad
incentive
inducement
lure
prodding
provocation
spur
stimulus
carrot
impetus
incitation
incitement
motive
stimulant
stimulation
beseeching
momentum
egging on
arm-twisting
kick up the backside
motivation
boost
impulse
yeast
inspiration
shot in the arm
catalyst
fillip
push
prompt
prod
influence
urge
excitement
cause
lift
drive
reason
impulsion
clarion call
help
pick-me-up
enticement
aid
assistance
temptation
attraction
sweetener
tonic
abetment
kick
turn-on
invitation
succor
US
reassurance
invigoration
US
insistence
come-on
driving force
awakening
support
warning
reminder
kindling
fuelling
UK
fomentation
uplift
draw
rousing
actuation
hand
pull
pressing
agitation
consideration
trigger
douceur
bribe
propellant
excitant
succour
UK
envigoration
UK
flash
charge
piquing
sting
stirring up
fueling
US
whipping up
backing
assist
allurement
rationale
arousal
geeing-up
challenge
leg up
ground
purpose
helping hand
motivating force
paraenesis
admonishment
ammunition
initiation
bidding
nudge
fodder
kick-start
spurring
jog
behest
inception
devising
will
force
spark plug
horniness
rousedness
thrust
prick
compulsion
propulsion
activation
needle
movement
shove
grounds
goal
impellent
arousing
motive power
dare
taunt
cheering up
lifting
consolation
heartening
enlivening
elevation
baiting
enkindling
spurring on
magnet
fuel
allure
reviver
red rag
suggestion
reminding
stoking up
casus belli
spice
secours
comfort
relief
excuse
premium
determinant
example
model
kick in the pants
easement
hint
buzz
carrot and stick
bung
candy
spring
overture
muse
sugared pill
revelation
cue
jogging
cues
hints
reminders
piquancy
tittivation
titillation
refreshment
inspo
bolster
gee-up
creativeness
eureka
advice
suggestions
reason why
upliftment
guiding light
bang
precipitant
fireworks
empowerment
eye-opener
confidence-building
convincing
inducing
persuading
conversion
suasion
hook
con
reward
perk
leader
desire
brainwash
twist
hard sell
sweet talk
snow job
soft soap
decoy
causation
end
siren song
source
snare
aim
trap
basis
call
interest
stimulator
occasion
hidden agenda
mainspring
justification
intention
spark
objective
design
origin
seducement
mousetrap
explanation
target
object
antecedent
causality
warrant
pretext
agenda
ax to grind
score to settle
solicitation
motivator
necessity
animus
need
requirement
cajolery
tantalization
blandishment
foundation
charm
fount
beginning
root
fountain
generator
teaser
right
obligation
animating force
honeypot
shill
tout
inveiglement
delusion
gimmick
fake
ambush
trick
illusion
camouflage
siren
intent
facilitator
drawing card
chief reason
impelling cause
agitator
con game
sitting duck
adjuvant
incendiary
ambition
chief motive
prime mover
motive force
springboard
leaven
concern
focus
hope
determination
resolve
wish
aspiration
preoccupation
pretension
ideal
dream
radical stimulus
resolution
mission
vision
care
wave maker
straw that stirs the drink
plan
thinking
end game
holy grail
signal
nod
hidden motive
Holy Grail
vested interest
object of desire
special interest
prejudice
restorative
energizer
green light
go-ahead
upper
analeptic
antidepressant
refresher
case
bracer
roborant
argument
parti pris
ulterior motive
secret plan
hair of the dog
drink
pep pill
drug
spark pulg
defence
UK
defense
US
apology
point
account
vindication
apologia
wherefore
accounting
authority
subject
why
rationalization
US
exposition
story
genesis
rationalisation
UK
premise
driver
underpinning
causal agent
whys and wherefores
principal element
why and wherefore
chief ingredient
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
scoffing
mocking
sardonic
scornful
cynical
sneering
satirical
derisive
caustic
contemptuous
jeering
disparaging
taunting
sharp
ironical
biting
cutting
mordant
acerbic
satiric
disrespectful
trenchant
offensive
mean
contumelious
scorching
corrosive
arrogant
bitter
salty
carping
acid
acerb
irascible
backhanded
acrimonious
brusque
saucy
scurrilous
chaffing
twitting
austere
captious
ornery
disillusioned
cussed
evil
severe
weisenheiming
hostile
snarling
smart-alecky
sarcastic
snarky
scathing
barbed
scalding
acidulous
acrid
tart
smart-mouthed
pungent
acidic
smart-aleck
stinging
vitriolic
ironic
sarky
snide
ridiculing
mordacious
nasty
harsh
critical
venomous
virulent
incisive
malicious
hurtful
astringent
spiteful
keen
cruel
catty
vicious
piercing
dry
searing
devastating
unkind
pointed
wounding
penetrating
rude
withering
disdainful
insulting
waspish
razor-edged
belittling
abusive
derogatory
wry
poisonous
savage
derisory
denigratory
abrasive
polemic
tongue-in-cheek
hateful
uncomplimentary
fierce
pejorative
blistering
vituperative
opprobrious
unfriendly
rapier-like
slighting
irreverent
poignant
defamatory
acute
rancorous
degrading
double-edged
witty
deprecatory
vindictive
detracting
stringent
curt
telling
demeaning
laconic
insolent
dismissive
reproachful
droll
ill-natured
slanderous
churlish
malign
callous
slashing
vilifying
maligning
libellous
UK
skeptical
US
cynic
sceptical
UK
blunt
violent
short
hard
libelous
US
disapproving
pithy
stern
brutal
forceful
teasing
snappy
jibing
sharp-tongued
reviling
burning
malignant
obloquious
sour
vituperatory
depreciatory
unpleasant
depreciative
rough
deprecating
unsparing
calumniating
lampooning
obnoxious
truculent
squint-eyed
derogative
denigrative
decrying
detractive
sly
injurious
calumniatory
malevolent
censorious
subtle
traducing
twisted
heartless
uncivil
wise
polemical
humorous
abrupt
misanthropical
contemptible
ferocious
ungracious
pernicious
burlesque
foul
maleficent
vulgar
berating
unmannerly
grim
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
malefic
defiant
impertinent
crisp
backbiting
splenetic
surly
passive-aggressive
pillorying
insinuating
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
evil-intentioned
scolding
peppery
invective
inconsiderate
hypercritical
snidey
snippy
crusty
supercilious
ruthless
castigating
emphatic
scurrile
scurril
superior
extremely critical
calumnious
upbraiding
humiliating
despicable
crushing
full of contempt
despiteful
terse
drilling
clear-cut
condescending
corroding
quizzical
shrewish
aggressive
unsympathetic
wicked
unblunted
misanthropic
pessimistic
merciless
lambent
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