1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Provoke.

2. (a.) Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment.

aggravating agitating alluring annoying ardent bothering bothersome breathtaking burning challenging charged cliff-hanging disquieting distracting disturbing electric emphatic encouraging energizing enthusiastic exasperating exciting exhilarating fervent fiery galling galvanic galvanizing glowing harassing harassment heady heart-expanding heart-stirring heart-swelling heart-thrilling impassioned importunate importune impressive inflammatory interesting intoxicating inviting irking irksome irritating jarring jolting juicy lively maddening mind-blowing moving overcoming overmastering overpowering overwhelming passionate perturbing pesky pestering pestiferous pestilent pestilential piquant plaguesome plaguey plaguing prompting provocation provocative racy ravishing readable rich rousing soul-stirring spicy spirit-stirring stimulant stimulating stimulative stirring striking succulent suspenseful suspensive tantalizing teasing telling thought-challenging thought-inspiring thought-provoking thrilling thrilly tickling tiresome titillating tormenting troublesome troubling unsettling upsetting urgent vehement vexation vexatious vexing warm wearisome worrisome worrying