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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scratch; tingle |
| Synonyms: | crawl, creep, irritate, prick, prickle, sting, tickle, titillate |
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annoy |
| Synonyms: | abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate, exercise, fret, fume, gall, grate, harass, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, itch, offend, provoke, rage, rasp, rub, ruffle, scrape, scratch, vex, worry |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Antonyms: | make happy |
| Main Entry: | claw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | using sharp nail |
| Synonyms: | break, dig, graze, hurt, itch, lacerate, mangle, maul, open, rip, scrabble, scrap, scrape, scratch, tear |
| Main Entry: | hanker after/hanker for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire strongly |
| Synonyms: | ache, covet, crave, hunger, itch, long, lust, partial to, pine, sigh, thirst, want, wish, yearn, yen |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | irritate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt, chafe |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, burn, erupt, fret, inflame, intensify, itch, pain, redden, rub, sensitize, sharpen, sting, swell |
| Notes: | aggravate means 'to add to' an already troublesome or vexing matter or condition while irritate means 'to vex, annoy, or chafe' irritate means 'inflame' (originally 'excite, rouse'); aggravate means 'worsen' |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, calm, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire, crave |
| Synonyms: | ache, aim, aspire, covet, dream of, hanker, have a yen for, hunger, itch, lust, miss, pine, sigh, spoil for, suspire, thirst, want, wish, yearn |
| Antonyms: | despise, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | lust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire strongly |
| Synonyms: | ache, be consumed with desire, be hot for, covet, crave, hanker, hunger for, itch, long, need, pine, thirst, want, wish, yearn, yen |
| Antonyms: | be chaste, be pure, dislike |
| Main Entry: | tickle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make laugh |
| Synonyms: | amuse, brush, caress, convulse, delight, divert, enchant, entertain, excite, gratify, itch, pat, pet, please, stimulate, stroke, thrill, tingle, titillate, touch, vellicate |
| Main Entry: | tingle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel tickled, itchy |
| Synonyms: | creep, get excited, have goose bumps, itch, prickle, shiver, sting, thrill, throb, tickle, twitter |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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