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Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a harrassive way

Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

A rowdy public demonstration to mock and shame someone

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

Present participle for to criticize, especially with insulting language

Present participle for to taunt or annoy someone

Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

Present participle for to defy or challenge someone to do something

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Adjective

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

uncomplimentary

high and mighty

on your high horse

full of contempt

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“The boy threw a taunting challenge to the foes that faced him while he smiled smugly.”

Adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

uncomplimentary

tongue-in-cheek

full of contempt

quietly humorous

high and mighty

on your high horse

extremely critical

evil-intentioned

passive-aggressive

pass-remarkable

ill-humoured^UK

rubbing the wrong way

dripping with malice

with tongue in cheek

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

like a bear with a sore head

over-censorious

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Adjective

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

evil-intentioned

tongue-in-cheek

extremely critical

accidentally on purpose

dripping with malice

rubbing the wrong way

strongly worded

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Adjective

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a harrassive way

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

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Noun

Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

slap in the face

snappy comeback

shout of derision

clowning around

superciliousness

misrepresentation

black humour^UK

distorted representation

false impression

exaggerated drawing

exaggerated representation

distorted drawing

poor substitute

contemptuousness

witty conversation

misappreciation

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Noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

Noun

A rowdy public demonstration to mock and shame someone

Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

working into lather

feeding the fire

fanning the fire

fanning the flames of

setting in motion

putting in motion

translating into

contributing to

bringing to pass

lighting a fire under

pressurizing^US

bringing into being

firing the imagination of

pressurising^UK

calling into being

prevailing upon

making possible

firing the enthusiasm of

revitalizing^US

sowing the seeds of

revitalising^UK

starting the ball rolling

trying to persuade

firing with enthusiasm

getting someone going

materializing^US

crystallizing^US

pushing forward

twisting someone's arm

having a hand in

coming into being

coming into existence

rationalizing^US

raising your spirits

giving a shot in the arm to

giving shot in arm

getting things rolling

having a part in

being responsible for

putting pressure on

putting in place

using pressure on

acting as a stimulus to

giving incentive to

materialising^UK

crystallising^UK

giving incentive

bringing around

rationalising^UK

putting a bomb under

bringing on oneself

breathing life into

giving a boost to

putting life into

having as a consequence

having as a result

raising spirits

acting as an incentive to

adding fuel to the flames

getting smoking

giving one an idea

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

playing a part in

building a fire under

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

putting the heat on

putting the screws on

railroading into

bulldozing into

setting on foot

causing to appear

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

coming out with

playing a role in

being a factor in

whetting one's appetite

opening the door for

causing to happen

being partly responsible for

having the effect of

carrying through

oiling the wheels of

causing to occur

leaving the door open to

giving new life to

breathing new life into

making compulsory

laying the foundations of

laying the first stone of

getting in operation

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

getting under way

getting something working

setting the ball rolling

pulling strings with

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

snapping out of it

giving birth to

bringing pressure to bear on

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

bringing pressure to bear upon

becoming established

becoming apparent

discombobulating

agitating against

causing anxiety to

giving someone grief

pushing buttons

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Verb

Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

making sport of

taking the piss out of

taking the mickey

poking mullock at

making jokes about

slinging off at

making a monkey of

treating with contempt

giving a hard time

holding up to ridicule

heaping scorn on

making a monkey out of

blowing raspberries

pulling someone's leg

making a fool of

pulling one's leg

pouring scorn on

treating contemptuously

poking borak at

dishonouring^UK

antagonizing^US

holding in contempt

giving Bronx cheer

antagonising^UK

shouting disapproval

looking down on

turning up one's nose

treating disrespectfully

casting aspersions on

pulling someone's chain

laughing out of court

showing contempt for

hitting where one lives

thumbing nose at

holding up to shame

showing contempt

hurling insults at

tearing to pieces

hacking you off

treating with disdain

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

shouting catcalls at

detracting from

doing a number on

uttering catcalls

playing a joke on

making light of

playing a practical joke on

having a joke with

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

taking a swipe at

having a crack at

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

curling your lip at

turning your nose up at

tyrannizing over

making a laughing-stock

exposing to ridicule

making a game of

making someone a laughing stock

scandalizing^US

playing a practical joke

putting someone on

playing the fool

playing a trick

playing a prank

rotting someone

raising your hackles

giving the cold shoulder

scandalising^UK

putting your back up

ruffling one's feathers

giving a zinger

making somebody's hackles rise

giving offence to

causing offence to

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

cutting to the quick

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

stepping on the toes of

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

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“A thousand ways to insult and taunt him came to my mind, but I kept quiet.”

Verb

Present participle for to criticize, especially with insulting language

inveighing against

doing a number on

vituperating against

cutting to the quick

giving a black eye

casting aspersions on

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“If others foolishly wish to taunt him for his ignorance, his response will be, instead, somewhat paradoxically, to have what fun he can with theirs, having fully conceded his own.”

Verb

Present participle for to taunt or annoy someone

getting under your skin

hacking you off

rubbing up the wrong way

getting in your hair

getting on your nerves

getting your back up

running up the wrong way

raising your hackles

rubbing the wrong way

sending into a rage

getting across someone

giving someone the hump

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

putting your back up

making your blood boil

working into lather

hitting where one lives

trying your patience

getting on one's nerves

inconveniencing

driving up the wall

giving someone grief

giving a hard time

getting on your wick

bending someone's ear

breathing down someone's neck

making somebody's hackles rise

driving to distraction

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

driving round the bend

making someone see red

getting your goat

driving round the twist

giving someone the pip

getting your dander up

putting someone's nose out of joint

sticking in one's craw

driving you up the wall

setting one's teeth on edge

rubbing you up the wrong way

ruffling one's feathers

getting on someone

driving bananas

getting your hackles up

rattling someone's cage

getting up someone's nose

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

trying the patience of

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Verb

Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

remonstrating with

railing against

finding fault with

giving someone a bollocking

letting someone have it

giving a talking-to

hauling over the coals

laying down the law

reading the riot act

giving a rocket

giving someone a caning

raking over the coals

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

taking to the woodshed

bringing to book

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

putting on the mat

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

having someone on the carpet

slapping someone's wrist

giving the business

biting someone's head off

jumping down someone's throat

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Verb

Present participle for to defy or challenge someone to do something

throwing down the gauntlet

calling someone's bluff

issuing a challenge to

starting something

asking for trouble

inviting to debate

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