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Possible Answers:
- PEEVES
- ANNOYS
- RANKLES
- NETTLES
- BUGS
- BOTHERS
- IRKS
- GALLS
- RILES
- EATSAT
Synonyms and Definitions
ANNOYS
- Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
RANKLES
- Synonyms: eat into, fret, grate, rankle
NETTLES
- Synonyms: urticate
BUGS
- Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, germ, glitch, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect, intercept, microbe, pester, tap, tease, wiretap
BOTHERS
- Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, discommode, disoblige, fuss, hassle, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, put out, trouble, trouble oneself
IRKS
- Synonyms: gall, irk
GALLS
- Synonyms: bile, bitterness, cheekiness, crust, freshness, impertinence, impudence, insolence, rancor, rancour, resentment, saddle sore
RILES
- Synonyms: roil