'Provoking' definitions:
Definition of 'provoking'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Provoking'
From: GCIDE
- Provoke \Pro*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Provoking.] [F. provoquer, L. provocare to call forth; pro forth + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice, cry, call. See Voice.] To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate. [1913 Webster]
- Obey his voice, provoke him not. --Ex. xxiii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. --Eph. vi. 4. [1913 Webster]
- Such acts Of contumacy will provoke the Highest To make death in us live. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust? --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- To the poet the meaning is what he pleases to make it, what it provokes in his own soul. -- J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To irritate; arouse; stir up; awake; excite; incite; anger. See Irritate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Provoking'
From: GCIDE
- Provoking \Pro*vok"ing\, a. Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment. -- {Pro*vok"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'provoking'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravating,
- agitating,
- alluring,
- annoying,
- ardent,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- breathtaking,
- burning,
- challenging,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- electric,
- emphatic,
- encouraging,
- energizing,
- enthusiastic,
- exasperating,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- fervent,
- fiery,
- galling,
- galvanic,
- galvanizing,
- glowing,
- harassing,
- harassment,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- impassioned,
- importunate,
- importune,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- interesting,
- intoxicating,
- inviting,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- juicy,
- lively,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- passionate,
- perturbing,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- piquant,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- prompting,
- provocation,
- provocative,
- racy,
- ravishing,
- readable,
- rich,
- rousing,
- soul-stirring,
- spicy,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulant,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- succulent,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- telling,
- thought-challenging,
- thought-inspiring,
- thought-provoking,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- tickling,
- tiresome,
- titillating,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- urgent,
- vehement,
- vexation,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- warm,
- wearisome,
- worrisome,
- worrying