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Showing words for PROVOKING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Provoking

provoking

7 Letter Words for Provoking

pooking, porking, proking, proving, rooking, rooping, rooving, vooping

6 Letter Words for Provoking

krooni, ooping, poking, pooing, poring, porion, porkin, proign, roking, rooing, roping, roving, vigoro

5 Letter Words for Provoking

gipon, giron, gopik, gorki, groin, groop, inorg, iroko, kinoo, kongo, koori, korin, kovno, kroon, oping, orion, orpin, pingo, pinko, pirog, pongo, poori, porgo, porno, prink, prion, proin, prong, pronk, provo, vigor, virgo, viron

4 Letter Words for Provoking

gink, girn, giro, gonk, gook, goon, goop, goor, gork, gorp, grin, grip, grok, ingo, inro, irok, iron, king, kino, kirn, knop, kong, kopi, kori, kroo, niog, noir, nook, noop, nori, nork, novo, oink, okro, orig, ping, pink, pino, pion, pirn, pogo, pong, ponk, pook, poon, poor, pork, porn, prig, prin, prio, priv, prog, pron, proo, prov, ring, rink, rivo, roin, rong, rook, roon, roop, vino, voop

3 Letter Words for Provoking

gin, gio, gnp, goi, gon, goo, gop, gor, gov, gro, ign, ing, ink, inv, ion, ipo, ipr, irk, kgr, kin, kip, kir, koi, kon, kop, kor, nig, nip, nog, noo, nor, nov, oik, oki, oni, ono, oon, oop, oor, opv, org, pig, pik, pin, pir, pkg, poi, pon, poo, por, prn, pro, rig, rin, rio, rip, riv, rog, roi, rok, ron, roo, vig, vin, vip, vog, von, vor

Definitions for Provoking

[1] serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
[2] to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
[3] to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
[4] to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
[5] to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident?
[6] Obsolete . to summon.
[7] to anger or infuriate
[8] to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
[9] to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
[10] obsolete to summon

Words related to Provoking

distressing, disturbing, annoying, tormenting, vexatious, agitative

Words nearby Provoking

provo, provocateur, provocation, provocative, provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal

Origin of Provoking

e1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice

Other words from Provoking

pro·vok·ing·ly , adverb
un·pro·vok·ing , adjective
un·pro·vok·ing·ly , adverb
pro·vok·er , noun
mis·pro·voke , verb (used with object), mis·pro·voked, mis·pro·vok·ing.
o·ver·pro·voke , verb, o·ver·pro·voked, o·ver·pro·vok·ing.
pre·pro·voke , verb (used with object), pre·pro·voked, pre·pro·vok·ing.
un·pro·voked , adjective

Word origin for Provoking

eC15: from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call

Synonyms for Provoking

annoying, distressing, disturbing, tormenting, agitative, vexatious