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worrying collapse: the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

annoying collapse: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

harassment collapse: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism; a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

irritating collapse: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"

unquiet collapse: characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

impatient collapse: restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

erasure collapse: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"; a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"

disquieting collapse: causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"

ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

haste collapse: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"; overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

abrasion collapse: erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

distressing collapse: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

troublesome collapse: difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

friction collapse: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

anxious collapse: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

scouring collapse: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

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