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whip up(verb, expression, disturb, touch, encourage)
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abet(verb, touch, encourage, raise, provoke)
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affront(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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anger(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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annoy(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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begin(verb, cause, start, prompt, irritate)
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bother(verb, upset, disturb, delight, annoy)
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bring about(verb, expression, cause, start, encourage)
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bring down(verb, expression, cause, start, prompt)
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bring on(verb, expression, cause, start, prompt)
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bug(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage)
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build up(verb, expression, increase, cause, start)
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call forth(verb, expression, cause, start, prompt)
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cause(verb, drive, start, encourage, provoke)
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chafe(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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draw forth(verb, expression, cause, start, prompt)
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elicit(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
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enthuse(verb, cause, start, stimulate, prompt)
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evoke stimulate(expression, cause, start, prompt, irritate)
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exasperate(verb, upset, bother, promote, encourage)
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APASmart Define. (2015). whet thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/whet/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, whet thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/whet/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "whet thesaurus" 17 July 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/whet/thesaurus/synonyms>