| Annoy |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Apr 2026 |
| Irritate |
Universal |
12 Apr 2026 |
| Irk |
LA Times Daily |
10 Apr 2026 |
| Agitate |
USA Today |
08 Apr 2026 |
| Madden |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2026 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2026 |
| Really get to |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2026 |
| Annoy |
New York Times Midi |
03 Apr 2026 |
| Provoke, vex |
The Times Concise |
03 Apr 2026 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Vex |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Apr 2026 |
| Make mad |
Commuter |
21 Mar 2026 |
| Incense |
Newsday |
19 Mar 2026 |
| Irritate but good |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2026 |
| Make mad, with "up" |
New York Times Midi |
14 Mar 2026 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2026 |
| Anger, with "up" (rhymes with "tile") |
|
|
| Anger or agitate (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Perturb |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2026 |
| Annoy |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jan 2026 |
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "pile") |
|
|
| Work (up) |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2025 |
| Anger |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Make mad |
Commuter |
03 Dec 2025 |
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2025 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Irritate (4) |
Mirror Classic |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Irritate |
Premier Sunday |
19 Oct 2025 |
| Agitate |
Universal |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Anger |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Really get to |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Nark or nettle |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Anger or agitate (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Make angry |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Peeve |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Nettle |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2025 |
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Provoke, with "up" |
Universal |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Annoy or irk |
|
|
| Get to |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Bother to take a month off, if feverish (4) |
|
|
| Stir up |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Annoy, ... up |
|
|
| Provoke, with "up" (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Wind up |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Tick off |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Work (up) |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Agitate |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Vex (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Make angry, - up |
|
|
| Bug, upset (4) |
|
|
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Feverish having month off, developing bug |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Anger (someone) |
|
|
| Agitate |
USA Today Quick |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Make angry, ___ up |
|
|
| Madden, with "up" |
|
|
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "pile") |
|
|
| Anger or irritate |
|
|
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Agitate |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Gun that lacks a middle may make one angry (4) |
|
|
| Annoy reptile outside (4) |
|
|
| Rankle, with "up" |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Anger or agitate (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Irritate |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Make angry |
Universal |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Irritate |
Puzzler Backwords |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Make angry (4) |
Puzzler |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Vex |
Premier Sunday |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Work (up) |
Universal |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Arouse disgruntlement in |
|
|
| Make angry |
Commuter |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "file") |
|
|
| Annoy, irritate |
The Times Concise |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Irritate |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Nov 2024 |
| Annoy |
Newsday |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Annoy |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2024 |
| Agitate |
Universal |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Get a learner in a state of ire! (4) |
|
|
| Anger in a febrile situation (4) |
|
|
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Anger |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Stir up |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Stir up, as a crowd |
|
|
| Annoy the crap out of |
|
|
| Aggravate |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Anger |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Work (up) |
Universal |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Exasperate |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2024 |
| ___ up (provoke) |
|
|
| Annoy Republican on French island (4) |
|
|
| Vex (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Exasperate |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Irritate |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2024 |
| Really grate on |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Provoke to anger |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Anger, stir up |
|
|
| Annoy |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jul 2024 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Bother leader of retirees on French island (4) |
|
|
| Annoy |
Commuter |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Make one cross gun that hasn't got a middle (4) |
|
|
| Annoy both hands, that is, alternately (4) |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
Family Time |
03 Jun 2024 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
29 May 2024 |
| Stir up |
Newsday |
23 May 2024 |
| Annoy, irritate |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 May 2024 |
| Make angry |
Premier Sunday |
12 May 2024 |
| Disturb or irk |
|
|
| Irritate |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Anger (someone) |
|
|
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "pile") |
|
|
| Work up |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2024 |
| Annoy king having a fortune but missing penny |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Apr 2024 |
| An annoying thing to do in April, especially |
|
|
| Make very upset (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Annoy |
Commuter |
06 Mar 2024 |
| Get on one's nerves |
Family Time |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Having to exchange lire can annoy one (4) |
|
|
| Make really angry |
|
|
| Make mad, with "up" |
New York Times Mini |
31 Jan 2024 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Anger or agitate (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Make angry |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Tick off |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Hands round lead from informant and drug nark |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Hands round lead from informant and drug nark (4) |
|
|
| Make mad |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Make angry |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Irritate |
Commuter |
27 Dec 2023 |
| Irk |
Commuter |
19 Dec 2023 |
| Aggravate |
Commuter |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "file") |
|
|
| Annoy by removing centre of firearm |
|
|
| Tick off |
Newsday |
03 Dec 2023 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Anger or agitate |
|
|
| Irritate |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Agitate |
Universal |
21 Oct 2023 |
| Work (up) |
New York Times |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Wind up, irk |
The Times Concise |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Provoke someone |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2023 |
| Cause a stir |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2023 |
| Irritate |
Universal |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2023 |
| Bug |
LA Times Daily |
26 Aug 2023 |
| Make upset |
Universal |
17 Aug 2023 |
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Irritate |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Irritate |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2023 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
23 May 2023 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2023 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
16 May 2023 |
| Tick off |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2023 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
03 May 2023 |
| Irritate |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2023 |
| Irritate but good |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Provoke |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Mar 2023 |
| Tick off |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2023 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2023 |
| Agitate |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2023 |
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2023 |
| Heat, as someone else's emotions |
|
|
| Vex |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Churn up |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2022 |
| Annoy, irritate |
The Times Concise |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Really get to |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Make angry, with "up" |
|
|
| Tick off |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Continually disturb on purpose |
Family Time |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Make mad |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2022 |
| Annoy |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2022 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Make upset |
Universal |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Irk |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Work up |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2022 |
| Agitate |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Stir up |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Exasperate |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Tick off |
Universal |
09 Sep 2022 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Upset and feverish, taking a month off |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Sep 2022 |
| ___ up (make angry) |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Stir up |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2022 |
| Peeve |
Universal |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Tick off |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Provoke, with "up" |
|
|
| Get under the skin of |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Make angry |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Really annoy |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Get to |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Vex |
Universal |
23 Jun 2022 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2022 |
| Agitate |
|
|
| Stir up |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2022 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
08 May 2022 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
03 May 2022 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
03 May 2022 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2022 |
| Annoy |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Apr 2022 |
| Make angry |
Universal |
07 Apr 2022 |
| Irritate |
Universal |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Intentionally annoy |
Family Time |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| Irk, with "up" |
|
|
| Nettle rash itchy, less excruciating first of all |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Nettle rash itchy, less excruciating first of all |
|
|
| Work (up) |
Universal |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2022 |
| Vex |
Premier Sunday |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Work up |
Universal |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Make mad |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Nov 2021 |
| Continually disturb on purpose |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Irk |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Tick off |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2021 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Stir up |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2021 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Inflame, with "up" |
|
|
| Infuriate |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Infuriate |
|
|
| Irritate |
Universal |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Make very upset (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Annoy |
Universal |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Irritate |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Exasperate |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Bug |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Get under the skin of |
USA Today |
21 May 2021 |
| Upset |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2021 |
| Upset |
|
|
| Provoke or stir up |
|
|
| Enrage |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Really peeve |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Irritate |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Seriously aggravate |
Family Time |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Vex |
|
|
| Vex |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Agitate |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Make angry |
Family Time |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Make angry |
Newsday |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Cause ire in |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Stir up |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Get up in arms |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2020 |
| Get up in arms |
|
|
| Annoy |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Anger |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Make angry |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Word ladder, part 2 |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Irritate |
Universal |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Make furious |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2020 |
| Heat up |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Heat up |
|
|
| Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "mile") |
|
|
| Bug |
|
|
| Stir up |
Universal |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Annoy |
Universal |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Make really upset |
|
|
| Make really upset |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2020 |
| Agitate |
New York Times |
09 May 2020 |
| Really irk |
|
|
| Enrage |
Family Time |
27 Apr 2020 |
| Annoy |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Annoy, anger |
The Times Concise |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Make mad |
Premier Sunday |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Anger |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2020 |
| Irritate |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Make angry |
|
|
| Make mad |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2020 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Anger about one's last navel piercing |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Get to |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Agitate |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Upset and then some |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Upset and then some |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Irk |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2019 |
| Agitate |
Family Time |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Irritate |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Nov 2019 |
| Antagonize |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Stir up anger |
|
|
| Really tick off |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2019 |
| Ruffle the feathers of |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2019 |
| Agitate, with 'up' |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2019 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Irritate Irishman endlessly |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Aug 2019 |
| Vex or anger |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Aug 2019 |
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Anger, annoy |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Make hopping mad |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2019 |
| Tick off |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Tick off |
|
|
| Cause to get hot |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2019 |
| Vex or irritate |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2019 |
| Anger seen in Goneril especially |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2019 |
| Rub the wrong way |
USA Today |
24 Jun 2019 |
| Stir to anger |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Annoy, irritate |
|
|
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Irk |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2019 |
| Inflame, with "up" |
|
|
| Provoke |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Tick off |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Irk |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Agitate |
|
|
| Agitate |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Really anger |
|
|
| Really anger |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2019 |
| Tick off |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2019 |
| Bring to anger |
New York Times |
04 Mar 2019 |
| Irritate but good |
|
|
| Irritate but good |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Really peeve |
|
|
| Really peeve |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2019 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Stir up |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Agitate |
|
|
| Irritate but good |
|
|
| Really anger |
|
|
| Really peeve |
|
|
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|
| Bring to anger |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|
| Agitate, with "up" |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Annoy |
|
|
| Ruffle the feathers of |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
|
|
| Really tick off |
|
|
| Make hopping mad |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Stir things up |
Universal |
21 Dec 2018 |
| Irritate through provocation |
|
|
| Work (up) |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2018 |
| Annoy Irishman endlessly |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Nov 2018 |
| Raise the hackles of |
USA Today |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Raise the hackles of |
Family Time |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Make angry |
Universal |
23 Oct 2018 |
| Incite anger |
Family Time |
15 Oct 2018 |
| Stir up |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2018 |
| Irritate greatly |
Universal |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Annoy |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Make mad |
|
|
| Stir up, no spoon |
Universal |
03 Sep 2018 |
| Rub up the wrong way with some of the sacrileges |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Stir (up) |
|
|
| Stir (up) |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Exasperate |
Family Time |
23 Jul 2018 |
| Madden |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2018 |
| Incite anger in |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2018 |
| Anger |
Universal |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Aggravate |
Universal |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Rub the wrong way |
|
|
| Get under the skin of |
New York Times |
16 May 2018 |
| Aggravate |
Wall Street Journal |
10 May 2018 |
| Stir up |
Wall Street Journal |
09 May 2018 |
| Really bug |
USA Today |
06 May 2018 |
| Irritate much |
Universal |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Really peeve |
Premier Sunday |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Agitate but good |
Universal |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Be aggravating |
Universal |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Annoy |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2018 |
| Get to, in a way |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2018 |
| Raise the hackles of |
|
|
| Get to, in a way |
|
|
| Incite anger in |
|
|
| Really bug |
|
|
| Stir up, no spoon |
|
|
| Aggravate |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Bug |
|
|
| Stir things up |
|
|
| Make angry |
|
|
| Irritate much |
|
|
| Irritate greatly |
|
|
| Be aggravating |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Aggravate |
|
|
| Work (up) |
|
|
| Get under the skin of |
|
|
| Stir (up) |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Anger or agitate |
|
|
| Irritate |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Irk |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Irritate to no end |
USA Today |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Miff |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2017 |
| Upset |
|
|
| Tick off |
Premier Sunday |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Stir to anger |
USA Today |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Anger, with one enjoying a carefree life cut short |
|
|
| Provoke to anger |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2017 |
| Anger or antagonize |
|
|
| Antagonize or anger someone, similar to 4-Across |
|
|
| Be an agitator |
Universal |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Agitate, with 'up' |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2017 |
| Steam up |
USA Today |
18 Aug 2017 |
| Vex |
Premier Sunday |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Make mad |
|
|
| Provoke to anger |
Newsday |
23 May 2017 |
| Really get to |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Vex |
New York Times |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Get to |
|
|
| Get to |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2017 |
| Bug and then some |
Universal |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Stir up |
|
|
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Irritate to no end |
|
|
| Get to |
|
|
| Provoke to anger |
|
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| Be an agitator |
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| Vex |
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| Agitate, with "up" |
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| Steam up |
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| Really get to |
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| Gun female fired in anger |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Dec 2016 |
| Ruffle one's feathers |
Family Time |
12 Dec 2016 |
| Peeve |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Steam up |
Universal |
04 Dec 2016 |
| Upset |
New York Times |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Nettle |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2016 |
| Make really mad |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2016 |
| Make angry (with "up") |
Universal |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Make upset |
Universal |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Get on one's nerves |
Family Time |
28 Aug 2016 |
| Make someone clench a fist |
Universal |
23 Aug 2016 |
| Anger (with "up") |
Universal |
14 Aug 2016 |
| Make upset |
Family Time |
08 Aug 2016 |
| Cause agitation |
Family Time |
25 Jul 2016 |
| Really bug |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Cause some vexation |
Universal |
01 Jul 2016 |
| Get chafed |
Newsday |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Aggravate |
|
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| Carefree chap not unknown to get wind up |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 May 2016 |
| Really rankle |
Universal |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Nettle rash at first seen on priest from the east |
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| Perturb |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Tick off |
Universal |
04 Feb 2016 |
| Are leaving earlier, out to annoy |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Jan 2016 |
| Disturb, as waters |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2016 |
| Upset |
|
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| Make upset |
|
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| Anger (with "up") |
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| Cause some vexation |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Make angry (with "up") |
|
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| Make someone clench a fist |
|
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| Steam up |
|
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| Really bug |
|
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| Perturb |
|
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| Disturb, as waters |
|
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| Tick off |
|
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| Make stew |
|
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| Rankle |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Nettle |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2015 |
| Cheese off |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Annoy |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Raise one's hackles |
Universal |
30 Jun 2015 |
| Madden |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2015 |
| Work up |
Universal |
16 Jun 2015 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Universal |
06 May 2015 |
| Incense |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 May 2015 |
| Bug but good |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Irritate |
Newsday |
08 Mar 2015 |
| Rouse to anger |
Universal |
20 Feb 2015 |
| Incense |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Make hot |
New York Times |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Tick off |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2015 |
| Disturb |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2015 |
| Rouse to anger |
|
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| Rankle |
|
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| Make angry |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Annoy greatly |
|
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| Make hot |
|
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| Incense |
|
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| Cheese off |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Work up |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Make stew |
|
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| Peeve |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Disturb |
|
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| Make angry |
|
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| Nettle |
|
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| Tick off |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Bug but good |
|
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| Madden |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Raise one's hackles |
|
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| Plunder, lose heart, and irritate |
|
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| Really annoy |
|
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| Inflame |
|
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| Peeve |
|
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| Anger |
|
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| Inflame, with "up" |
|
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| Get one's dander up |
|
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| Make waves |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Muddy the water |
|
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| Really bug |
|
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| Antagonize |
|
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| Work up |
|
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| Peeve |
|
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| Wind up |
|
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| Stir to anger |
|
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| Make agitated |
|
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| Get under one's skin |
|
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| Stir up, without a straw |
|
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| Agitate |
|
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| Get to |
|
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| Really peeve |
|
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| Anger |
|
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| Really anger |
|
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| Ruffle the feathers of |
|
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| Get to |
|
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| Annoy king by backing priest |
|
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| Stir up |
|
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| Agitate |
|
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| Churn |
|
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| Put out |
|
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| Bug, and then some |
|
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| Bring exasperation |
|
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| Enrage |
|
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| Raise one's hackles |
|
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| Work up |
|
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| Really anger |
|
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| Bring exasperation |
|
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| Bug and then some |
|
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| Provoke |
|
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| Incense |
|
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| Raise the hackles of |
|
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| Peeve |
|
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| Incite anger |
|
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| Cause agitation |
|
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| Tick off |
|
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| Get in a lather |
|
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| Ladder, part 6 |
|
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| Make angry |
|
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| Aggravate |
|
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| Agitate |
|
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| Arouse the dander of |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Ruffle the feathers of |
|
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| Stir up, without a spoon |
|
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| Agitate |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Grate |
|
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| Make hopping mad |
|
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| Really bug |
|
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| Ruffle some feathers |
|
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| Anger, with "up" |
|
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| Make hot, in a way |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Grate |
|
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| Make hopping mad |
|
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| Really bug |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Churn up |
|
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| Really annoy |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Antagonize |
|
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| Honk off |
|
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| Nettle |
|
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| Provoke |
|
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| Stir up |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Exasperate with endless stream of energy |
|
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| Annoy greatly |
|
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| Needle |
|
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| Make hopping mad |
|
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| Stir up |
|
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| Stir up |
|
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| Infuriate |
|
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| Get one's goat |
|
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| Bug |
|
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| Steam (up) |
|
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| Provoke |
|
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| Get to |
|
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| Really upset |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Agitate |
|
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| Needle |
|
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| Really get to |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Steam (up) |
|
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| Provoke |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Antagonize |
|
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| Bring to a boil |
|
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| Get in a lather |
|
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| Make hopping mad |
|
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| Get one's blood boiling |
|
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| Ruffle feathers |
|
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| Ruffle some feathers |
|
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| Bug |
|
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| Get one's dander up |
|
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| Rankle |
|
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| Burn up |
|
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| Bug and more |
|
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| Bug and more |
|
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| Bug |
|
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| Get one's blood boiling |
|
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| Pique |
|
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| Get to, in a bad way |
|
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| Aggravate |
|
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| Really bug |
|
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| Induce indignation in |
|
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| Discompose |
|
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| Get to |
|
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| Vex |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Make stew? |
|
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| Stir (up) |
|
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| Stir up |
|
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| Annoy but good |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Make angry |
|
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| Anger |
|
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| Ruffle feathers |
|
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| Bug |
|
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| Anger |
|
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| Vex a lot |
|
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| Provoke |
|
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| Get to in a bad way |
|
|
| Push too hard, maybe |
|
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| Antagonize |
|
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| Annoy |
|
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| Exasperate |
|
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| Tick off |
|
|
| Get someone's dander up |
|
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| Get under one's skin |
|
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| Stir (up) |
|
|
| Irritate |
|
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| Agitate |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Get to in a bad way |
|
|
| Steam up |
|
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| Cheese off |
|
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| Tick off |
|
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| Get worked up |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Stir up, without a spoon |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
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| Stir (up) |
|
|
| Get to |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
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| Exasperate |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
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| Irk |
|
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| Agitate |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
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| Stir up |
|
|
| Fire up |
|
|
| Bug and then some |
|
|
| Get at |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
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| Make mad |
|
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| Annoy |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Stir (up) |
|
|
| Bring to a boil |
|
|
| Annoy |
|
|
| Upset |
|
|
| Provoke to anger |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
|
|
| Get one's goat |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Bug and then some |
|
|
| Make mad |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|
| Get one's goat |
|
|
| Bug |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Get to |
|
|
| Make angry |
|
|
| Ruffle one's feathers |
|
|
| Annoy greatly |
|
|
| Ruffle one's feathers |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Enrage |
|
|
| Agitate |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Irritate |
|
|
| Work up |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Irritate |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Get one's goat |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Raise the hackles of |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Cause one to get het up |
|
|
| Get all stirred up |
|
|
| Arouse resentment |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Get one's blood boiling |
|
|
| Disturb |
|
|
| Boil one's blood |
|
|
| Annoy |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|
| Really get to |
|
|
| Infuriate |
|
|
| Raise the hackles of |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Infuriate |
|
|
| Really annoy |
|
|
| Aggravate |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Anger, with "up" |
|
|
| Antagonize |
|
|
| Work up |
|
|
| Make angry |
|
|
| Really anger |
|
|
| Really upset |
|
|
| Cause annoyance |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Make angry |
|
|
| Really upset |
|
|
| Pique |
|
|
| Agitate |
|
|
| Churn up |
|
|
| Ruffle one's feathers |
|
|
| Steam |
|
|
| Stir |
|
|
| Steam up |
|
|
| Muddy the water |
|
|
| Peeve |
|
|
| Work up |
|
|
| Upset |
|
|
| Make mad |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Vex |
|
|
| Steam |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Stir to anger |
|
|
| Peeve |
|
|
| Work up |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Displease |
|
|
| Get one's dander up |
|
|
| Get one's dander up |
|
|
| Make stew? |
|
|
| Nettle |
|
|
| Get worked up |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Steam up |
|
|
| Miff |
|
|
| Get sore |
|
|
| Annoy |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|
| Bug |
|
|
| Get to |
|
|
| Really bug |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Ruffle feathers |
|
|
| Antagonize |
|
|
| Annoy but good |
|
|
| Get upset |
|
|
| Get upset |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Really annoy |
|
|
| Upset |
|
|
| Enrage |
|
|
| Upset |
|
|
| Enrage |
|
|
| Irritate |
|
|
| Irritate |
|
|
| Aggravate |
|
|
| Madden |
|
|
| Get to, in a way |
|
|
| Madden |
|
|
| Miff |
|
|
| Disturb |
|
|
| Miff |
|
|
| Stir up (no spoon required) |
|
|
| Badger |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Stir up |
|
|
| Give a pain |
|
|
| Make waves |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way |
|
|
| Stir up, without a spoon |
|
|
| Get one's goat |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Get to, so to speak |
|
|
| Annoy |
|
|
| Perturb |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Exasperate |
|
|
| Ruffle the feathers |
|
|
| Rub the |
|
|
| Make angry |
|
|
| Really irk |
|
|
| Bug |
|
|
| Cause an upset |
|
|
| Heat up |
|
|
| Rankle |
|
|
| Provoke |
|
|
| Irk |
|
|
| Madden |
|
|
| Make mad |
|
|
| Get one's goat |
|
|
| Provoke wrath |
|
|
| Miff |
|
|
| Raise one's hackles |
|
|
| Ruffle |
|
|
| Ruffle one's feathers |
|
|
| Raise one's dander |
|
|
| Exasperate |
|
|
| Cause one to get het up |
|
|
| Cause heat under one's collar |
|
|
| Stir up anger |
|
|
| Provoke Pappy Yokum |
|
|
| Get one's dander up |
|
|
| Cause dander to rise |
|
|
| "Aggravex" |
|
|
| Get under one's skin |
|
|
| Stir up incensement |
|
|
| Cause heat under the collar |
|
|
| Raises one's hackles |
|
|
| Miff |
|
|
| Agitate, colloquially |
|
|
| Raise hackles |
|
|
| Cause dander |
|
|
| Aggravate |
|
|
| Anger: Colloq. |
|
|
| Unsettle |
|
|
| Get someone's Irish up |
|
|
| Get one's dander up |
|
|
| Cause one to get steamed up |
|
|
| Cause one to get his dander up |
|
|
| Raise some hackles |
|
|
| Irritate: Colloq. |
|
|
| Make wrathful |
|
|
| Pique |
|
|
| Make peevish |
|
|
| Arouse one's dander |
|
|
| Incite to anger. |
|
|
| Anger. |
|
|
| Miff. |
|
|
| Arouse resentment. |
|
|
| Ruffle one's feathers. |
|
|
| Aggravate. |
|
|
| Make ornery. |
|
|
| Vex: Dial. |
|
|
| Vex. |
|
|
| Vex; peeve. |
|
|
| Get one's goat. |
|
|
| Irritate. |
|
|
| Nettle: Colloq. |
|
|
| Peeve. |
|
|
| Arouse one's dander. |
|
|
| Nettle. |
|
|
| Provoke: Colloq. |
|
|
| Put in a bad temper. |
|
|
| Irk: Colloq. |
|
|
| Make angry. |
|
|
| Annoy: Colloq. |
|
|
| Rub the wrong way. |
|
|
| Vex: Colloq. |
|
|
| Make angry: Dial. |
|
|
| Annoy: Dial. |
|
|
| Stir up. |
|
|
| Make feisty |
|
|
| Peeve, familiarly |
|
|
| Irritate: Dial. |
|
|
| Pique: Colloq. |
|
|
| Upset: Colloq. |
|
|
| Anger: Dial. |
|
|
| Irk: Dial. |
|
|
| Irritate, familiarly. |
|
|
| Vex, familiarly. |
|
|
| Exasperate: Colloq. |
|
|
| Anger |
|
|
| Get under one's skin |
|
|
| Needle |
|
|
| Really rankle |
|
|
| Get one's dander up. |
|
|
| Tee off |
|
|
| Tick off |
|
|