Irritate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

IRK
Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

4 letters

ITCH
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"

BORE
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel

GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

ROIL
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

RASP
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections

RILE
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

MIFF
Cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"

NARK
A lawman concerned with narcotics violations

RAIL

5 letters

EATAT
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

PIQUE
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

PEEVE
An annoyed or irritated mood

CHAFE
Anger produced by some annoying irritation

ANNOY
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

EATAT

GRATE
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire

TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

DEVIL
A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

GETAT
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

GETTO
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

6 letters

GRAVEL
Rock fragments and pebbles

RANKLE
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

JANGLE
A metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

PESTER
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

NETTLE
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

TEEOFF
The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled

WEARON
Pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"

NIGGLE
Worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

NETTLE

7 letters

INCENSE
The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

9 letters

AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

10 letters

EXASPERATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

14 letters

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