štvát — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- heckle verb To interrupt a speaker or performer with mocking comments or aggressive questions.
- irk verb to irritate; annoy; bother
- rankle verb To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- rile verb To annoy or anger someone.
Senses
štvát is used for these senses in English:
- aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
- gall (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- heckle (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
- irk (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
- rankle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
aggravate — full definition
- verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.
gall — full definition
- noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
- noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
- noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
- noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.