51Թ

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provoking

[ pruh-voh-king ]

adjective

  1. serving to provoke; causing annoyance.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǰiԲ· adverb
  • ܲp·ǰiԲ adjective
  • un·ǰiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of provoking1

First recorded in 1520–30; provoke + -ing 2
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His implication that “euphoric markets” invariably produce financial crises, however, is questionable — markets can sustain their euphoria for years without provoking anything like a crisis.

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"If in doubt, say nowt" is how you might colloquially describe the approach, resisting the temptation to be drawn into commentary about the president's actions for fear of provoking a blast of his ire.

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In 2023, after splitting with a fifth coach in two years, Raducanu believed her "provoking" and "challenging" questions went some way to explaining the high turnover.

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The response grabbed two million views and other X users quickly followed suit, provoking the chatbot.

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Treasury sources point out they have already tweaked their fiscal rules - changing the definition of public debt- without provoking the ire of the OBR.

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