“They rasp at me in bitterness, thoughts of bloody, gruesome revenge screaming from their eyes as I hand them their mutilated, cold and meager evening tea.”

Verb

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Past tense for to bother or aggravate, especially by being harsh on the senses

irritated

rubbed up the wrong way

setted one's teeth on edge

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

inflamed

teased

made angry

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten on your nerves

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

gotten under your skin

drove crazy

driven crazy

made somebody's hackles rise

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

driven to distraction

driven round the bend

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

ruffled one's feathers

raised your hackles

rubbed you up the wrong way

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

jangled

sticked in one's craw

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

made things hot for someone

made nervous

made it hot for someone

henpecked

acerbated

rattled one's cage

caused someone to lose their composure

tried the patience of

made an enemy of somebody

sent into a rage

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

drove you up the wall

heated up

rattled someone's cage

browned off

fired up

riled up

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

agonized^US

agonised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

scandalized^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

scandalised^UK

victimized^US

victimised^UK

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

criticized^US

criticised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

belaboured^UK

taken the piss out of

belabored^US

terrorized^US

satirized^US

terrorised^UK

pushed the buttons of

imposed upon

caused inconvenience to

tyrannized^US

created difficulties for

satirised^UK

tyrannised^UK

caused someone difficulty

knocked the wind out of

dampened the spirits of

seared

played

made someone scratch their head

pushed someon's buttons

made gloomy

pushed to the limit

knocked the stuffing out of

had an adverse effect on

made severe demands on

twisted someone's arm

caused to feel mental strain

made somebody's blood boil

reduced to tears

kidded around

harshed someone's mellow

made someone go out of his way

caused to feel emotional strain

brought tears to your eyes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

beaten

given a zinger

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

gave someone the blues

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

ran down

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

given someone the blues

went against the grain

gone against the grain

stricken down

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you crazy

drove you crazy

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

went through the mill

gone through the mill

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“The awful stillness began to rasp my nerves. I began to tell myself that I was quite at the end of my tether.”

Verb

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Past tense for to breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound

Verb

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Past tense for to make a sharp sibilant or hissing sound

Verb

Past tense for to yell or cry with a loud harsh sound

Verb

Past tense for to crush into fine particles

pulverised^UK

pulverized^US

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