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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| goad | / | Noun, Verb |
| nettle | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| prodding | /x | Noun |
| jabbing | /x | Verb |
| badgering | /xx | Noun |
| chiding | /x | Noun |
| poking | /x | Verb |
| acupuncture | /xxx | Noun |
| ribbing | /x | Noun |
| teasing | /x | Noun |
| taunting | /x | Verb |
| mocking | /x | Verb |
| cajoling | x/x | Noun |
| antagonizing | x/xxx | Verb |
| barbs | / | Noun |
| pestering | /xx | Verb |
| nagging | /x | Noun |
| bantering | /xx | Noun |
| scolding | /x | Noun |
| tormenting | /xx | Adjective |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| puncturing | /xx | Verb |
| sniping | /x | Noun |
| stimulation | xx/x | Noun |
| alternately | /xxx | Adverb |
| baiting | /x | Noun |
| massaging | x/x | Verb |
| placating | /xx | Verb |
| prickling | /x | Noun |
| acupressure | /x/x | Noun |
| smarting | /x | Verb |
| harping | /x | Noun |
| nerve | / | Noun |
| irritate | /xx | Verb |
| sparing | /x | Adjective |
| stinging | /x | Adjective |
| hounding | /x | Noun |
| belittling | x/xx | Noun |
| caustic | /x | Noun |
| bashing | /x | Noun |
| tickling | /xx | Noun |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| stroking | /x | Verb |
| repeatedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| hammering | /xx | Noun |
| ridiculing | /xxx | Verb |
| invective | x/x | Noun |
| chastising | x/x | Verb |
| incessant | x/x | Adjective |
| cupping | /x | Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| playfully | /xx | Adverb |
| berating | x/x | Verb |
| numbing | /x | Noun |
| suturing | /xx | Noun |
| coaxing | /x | Noun |
| beseeching | x/x | Verb |
| nervous wreck | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| pressing | /x | Verb |
| envying | /xx | Verb |
| workaholic | /x/x | Noun |
| compulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| bulimic | x/x | Adjective |
| hypertensive | xx/x | Noun |
| bleeding heart | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| suicidal | xx/x | Adjective |
| starving | /x | Verb |
| thirsty | /x | Adjective |
| wanton | /x | Adjective |
| manic | /x | Noun |
| consumptive | x/x | Adjective |
| chubby | /x | Noun |
| insatiable | x/xx | Adjective |
| painstaking | /xx | Adjective |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| tout | / | Verb, Noun |
| obese | x/ | Adjective |
| pant | / | Noun |
| addictive | x/x | Adjective |
| fussing | /x | Noun |
| locating | /xx | Noun |
| saline | x/ | Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun |
| aspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| percutaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| injection | x/x | Noun |
| superficial | xx/x | Adjective |
| points | / | Noun |
| manual | /xx | Adjective |
| constant | /x | Adjective |
| persistent | x/x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| performed | x/ | Verb |
| repeated | x/x | Verb |
| method | /x | Noun |
| treated | /x | Verb |
| done | / | Verb |
| case | / | Noun |
| applied | x/ | Verb |
| effect | x/ | Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective |
| intrauterine | xx/xx | Verb |
| sensations | x/x | Noun |
| obliquely | x/x | Adverb |
| vertically | /xx | Adverb |
| insertion | x/x | Noun |
| resist | x/ | Verb |
| enjoyed | x/ | Verb |
| deliberately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| ablative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accusatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| argumentative | xx/xx | Adjective |
| blasting | /x | Noun |
| brainstorming | /xx | Noun |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| dredging | /x | Noun |
| easier | /xx | Adverb |
| efficacious | xx/x | Adjective |
| evaporation | xxx/x | Noun |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| firing | /x | Noun |
| flushing | /x | Noun |
| grinding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hoeing | /x | Noun |
| interview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pinching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| plotting | /x | Noun |
| ploughing | /x | Noun |
| plowing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| polishing | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| review | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rubbing | /x | Noun |
| scouring | /xx | Noun |
| scrubbing | /x | Noun |
| transplanting | x/x | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
