3
exasperating(verb, adjective, aggravating)
3
fretful(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
grazing
3
hasty(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
impetuous(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
infuriating(verb, aggravating)
3
irritation(noun, pain, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
3
nettling
3
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3
resistance(noun, contact, friction, abrasion, rubbing)
3
suffering(noun, verb, pain, paining)
3
throbbing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
torturing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
3
troubling(verb, aggravating)
3
unquiet(adjective, excitability)
3
upsetting(verb, aggravating)
3
wear
3
wrenching(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
2
antagonizing(verb, aggravating)
2
anxious(adjective, keen, violent, eager, ardent)
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