3
incitement(noun, insult, stimulus, affront, goading)
3
infuriating
3
inviting(verb, attractive, stimulating, alluring, sensual)
3
jerking(verb, motivating)
3
jogging(verb, motivating)
3
jostling(verb, motivating)
3
knocking(verb, motivating)
3
launching(verb, motivating)
3
lobbing(verb, motivating)
3
magnetizing(verb, motivating)
3
making(verb, causing)
3
mind-blowing(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
3
nettling(noun, slight, anger, rage, injury)
3
originating(verb, causing)
3
pestering(verb, annoyance, torture, nuisance, oppression)
3
plaguy(adjective, pain, vexatious)
3
poking(verb, motivating)
3
provocation(noun, annoyance, stimulus, nuisance, incitement)
3
punching(verb, motivating)
3
ramming(verb, motivating)
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