Thesaurus / be at
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"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSTressan was monstrous ill-at-ease, and his face lost a good deal of its habitual plethora of colour.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIEverything showed a rapid flight; even the would-be dinner of the guerrillas was found half cooked.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNA fellow rudely clad—a hybrid between man-at-arms and lackey—lounged on a musket to confront them in the gateway.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATININext night at dinner I proposed Sir Alister's health, and we all drank to him and his "bride-to-be."
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSWhile a one-step was in full swing some would-be wag suddenly turned off all the lights.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSAnd hand-painting it allus seemed to me, is really elocution in oils; for a be-yutiful picture is a silent talker.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDThe fun, when the school broke up for the term, was of the never-to-be-forgotten variety.
THE MYSTERY AT PUTNAM HALLARTHUR M. WINFIELDHe is a stranger to affectation—that dangerous rock to the would-be wit; he is natural, and is witty without trying to be a wit.
FRIEND MAC DONALDMAX O'RELLAnd the Seneschal, moved by that confident promise of evil, threw himself before the men-at-arms.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIWORDS RELATED TO BE AT
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- banter
- be at
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bother
- chaff
- devil
- disturb
- dog
- gibe
- give a hard time
- gnaw
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hector
- importune
- jive
- josh
- lead on
- mock
- needle
- nudge
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- put down
- rag
- rally
- razz
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- roast
- send up
- slam
- snap
- sound
- spoof
- swipe at
- tantalize
- taunt
- torment
- vex
- worry
- annoyed
- badgered
- baited
- bantered
- bedeviled
- beleaguered
- bothered
- chaffed
- devilled
- disturbed
- dogged
- gave a hard time
- gibed
- gnawed
- goaded
- harassed
- harried
- hectored
- importuned
- jived
- joshed
- led on
- mocked
- needled
- nudged
- pestered
- picked on
- plagued
- put down
- ragged
- rallied
- razzed
- ribbed
- ridiculed
- roasted
- rode
- sent up
- slammed
- snapped
- sounded
- spoofed
- swipe at
- tantalized
- taunted
- tormented
- vexed
- was at
- worried
- abrade
- afflict
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- be at
- chafe
- depress
- displease
- disquiet
- disturb
- eat at
- embarrass
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- get in one's hair
- get under one's skin
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- grate on
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- infuriate
- irk
- irritate
- molest
- needle
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- put out
- rasp
- ride
- rile
- tease
- tick off
- torment
- trouble
- turn off
- upset
- worry
- abrades
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- aggravates
- agitates
- angers
- annoys
- chafes
- depresses
- displeases
- disquiets
- disturbs
- eats
- embarrasses
- exasperates
- frets
- galls
- gets in one's hair
- gets under one's skin
- gives a bad time
- gives a hard time
- grates on
- harasses
- harries
- hassles
- infuriates
- irks
- irritates
- is at
- molests
- needles
- nettles
- offends
- peeves
- perplexes
- pesters
- piques
- plagues
- provokes
- puts out
- rasps
- rides
- riles
- teases
- ticks off
- torments
- troubles
- turns off
- upsets
- worries
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