3
bramble
3
brier
3
burr
3
chafe(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
erupt(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
3
explode(verb, blow, feelings, roar, storm)
3
flare(verb, upset, rise, rage, excited)
3
flow(verb, bear, swell, big, grow)
3
fret(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
fur
3
get mad(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
3
have an edge(expression, idiom)
3
irritate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, arouse)
3
nettle(noun, verb, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
pique(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
3
pluck the beard(expression, idiom)
3
prong
3
pullulate(verb, bear, swell, big, grow)
3
reach boiling point(expression, idiom)
3
set on edge(expression, idiom)
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