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What is another word for hassling?

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Contexts

To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

Present participle for to argue or quarrel with someone

Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Present participle for to engage in competition to attain a position or prize

Verb

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To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

getting someone's goat

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

hacking off

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting someone's dander up

getting your back up

hacking you off

heating up

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

stirring up

getting your dander up

getting your goat

making somebody's hackles rise

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

putting the screws on

rankling with

throwing off balance

ruffling one's feathers

making things hot for someone

pushing around

strong-arming

getting up someone's nose

terrorizing^US

victimizing^US

rattling someone's cage

putting the squeeze on

raising your hackles

terrorising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

taking the mickey

sending into a rage

wearing on

victimising^UK

taking the piss out of

tyrannizing^US

making it hot for someone

getting your hackles up

wearing

stressing out

pulling someone's leg

sticking in one's craw

finding fault with

trying the patience of

causing suffering to

keeping complaining to

putting up to

setting one's teeth on edge

driving you up the wall

tyrannising^UK

getting across someone

discriminating against

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting on someone

suffocating

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

jangling

rubbing you up the wrong way

eating away at

scorning

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

chiding

testing

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

singling out

showing ill will towards

arousing hostility in

using strong-arm tactics on

causing discomfort to

getting a rise out of

belabouring^UK

searching high heaven

hurting somebody's feelings

making someone fed up

jumping on one's case

creating difficulties for

causing inconvenience to

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

slapping

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

criticizing^US

belaboring^US

criticising^UK

busting someone's balls

putting someone off their stroke

stumping

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

satirizing^US

giving someone bother

putting in a spot

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

having your knife into

satirising^UK

getting into a dither

carping

sweating it out

carrying a heavy load

twisting someone's arm

setting someone back on their heels

putting someone off their stride

making someone scratch their head

putting out of countenance

causing to be at a stand

making unhappy

stopping someone in their tracks

getting someone's wick

galvanizing^US

taking the wind out of your sails

knocking the stuffing out of

galvanising^UK

making self-conscious

causing agony to

causing anxiety

making someone's hackles rise

getting someone's hackles up

getting in someone's hair

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's nerves

ruffling someone's feathers

getting under someone's skin

getting on someone's tits

getting someone's back up

setting someone's teeth on edge

treading on someone's toes

laboring^US

labouring^UK

sending over the edge

making an enemy of somebody

catching unawares

getting on the wrong side of

pushing the buttons of

making your gorge rise

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

causing pain to

doing in

causing someone distress

offending morals of

causing pain

abominating

filling with loathing

dementing

pulling the rug out from under

pulling the rug from under

making your head spin

messing with one's head

making punchy

setting someone thinking

paralysing^UK

inflicting anguish on

throwing into a tizzy

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

paralyzing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

upsetting the applecart

sweeping someone off their feet

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

dampening spirits

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

tugging at your heartstrings

lighting a fire under

whipping up

whetting one's appetite

getting going

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

pepping up

spurring on

more ❯

“In the evening, he pushes his cart out and chooses a place where the authorities are unlikely to hassle him.”

Verb

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Present participle for to argue or quarrel with someone

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

going at it hammer and tongs

fighting like cat and dog

having a disagreement

having a misunderstanding

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having an altercation

having shouting match

getting into conflict

coming to blows

having a difference of opinion

getting into a dispute

putting up an argument

making a big thing about

calling on the carpet

jumping on one's case

putting up a struggle

getting in one's face

jumping on each other

dueling^US

duelling^UK

engaging in hostilities

carrying on hostilities

going for the jugular

letting someone have it

ripping into each other

contradicting each other

exchanging blows with

tussling with

struggling with

more ❯

“Abraham, at that point in his spiritual journey, did not care to hassle with his wife and just went along with her plan.”

Verb

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Present participle for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Verb

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Present participle for to engage in competition to attain a position or prize

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