irritate
Example Sentences
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"They're able to absorb nutrients better. They have much less inflammation. When irritated or injured, their epithelial lining is able to regenerate and heal much faster."
From Science Daily
It’s like “6,7,” if it wore a helmet and was more cute than irritating.
Hiccups are caused by the involuntary spasming of the diaphragm, typically as a result of an irritated phrenic nerve.
From BBC
Bardot - or B.B. as she was known in France - campaigned against the annual seal cull in Canada, and irritated some of her countrymen by condemning the eating of horse meat.
From BBC
“The Copenhagen Test” presents a potentially irritating conceit—everything Alexander sees and hears is available for viewing by his nemeses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
