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attrition(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
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chafe(noun, verb)
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disturbing(verb, aggravating)
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galling
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harassing(verb, aggravating)
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inflaming(verb, adjective, painful, aggravating, paining)
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bothersome(adjective, painful)
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erosion(noun, contact, grating, abrasion, rubbing)
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impatient(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, wait)
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gnawing(adjective, painful)
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restless(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
4
sore(noun, adjective, pain, painful)
3
aching(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
agonizing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
anguishing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
bedeviling(verb, aggravating)
3
bothering(verb, aggravating)
3
cramping(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
distressing(verb, paining)
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eager(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, irritable)
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