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wearing on

phrase , present participle of wear on

Synonyms and Antonyms of wearing on

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends.

Synonyms of wearing on

aggravating, annoying, bothering, bugging, burning (up), chafing, eating, exasperating, frosting, galling, getting, grating, griping, hacking (off), irking, irritating, itching, narking [British], nettling, peeving, persecuting, piquing, putting out, rasping, riling, ruffling, spiting, vexing

Words Related to wearing on

hassling, heckling

inflaming (also enflaming), provoking, rousing

badgering, baiting, bullyragging (also ballyragging), deviling (or devilling), hagriding, harassing, harrying, pestering, plaguing, teasing

angering, antagonizing, enraging, incensing, infuriating, maddening, rankling, roiling

agitating, discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, exercising, freaking (out), fretting, perturbing, undoing, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting, worrying

affronting, insulting, miffing, offending, outraging

Phrases Synonymous with wearing on

getting one's goat, getting on one's nerves, getting to, rubbing the wrong way, setting one's teeth on edge, sticking in one's craw

Near Antonyms of wearing on

appeasing, conciliating, mollifying, obliging, pacifying, placating, propitiating

delighting, gladdening, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying

assuring, cheering, comforting, consoling, contenting, quieting, reassuring, solacing, soothing

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