provoke
verb (used with object)
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
am provoking
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present progressiveof provoke (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I fear I am provoking," she answered, humbly.
From Ideala by Sarah Grand
