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(verb) make turbid by stirring up the sediments of |
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Synonyms: roil |
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Related Words: agitate, commove, disturb, muddle, puddle, raise up, shake up, stir up |
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(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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Synonyms: annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex |
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Related Words: antagonise, antagonize, bedevil, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, crucify, displease, dun, eat into, fret, frustrate, get, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rag, rankle, ruffle, tantalize, torment |
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