provoking

provoking is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Provoke. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Provoke
2. adjective. Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment.
3. adjective. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

   "a provoking delay at the airport"

   Synonyms: agitating, agitative

Synonyms

agitating, agitative

Common word forms

provoke, provokingly, provokingness

Words from these letters

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