antagonize
verb (used with object)
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of.
was antagonizing
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past progressiveof antagonize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was antagonizing the building by flipping my hat around, and letting people know that, yes, I'm wearing my colors proudly.
From Time ● Mar. 16, 2011
But his liberalism was antagonizing businessmen in the state, who vowed to turn him out of office.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, they actually went so far as to write to the Presbytery that I was antagonizing the people and ruining the Church.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor
She was antagonizing the two boys who held the whole school in their hands.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill
"There was no one at the gate when I came in," said Mr. Gale, and his manner was antagonizing.
From Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
