All 4 Uses of
provoke
in
The Mill on the Floss
- But Tom was not to be provoked into turning round, and Bob's voice began to falter a little as he said,— "An' I'n gi'en you everything, an' showed you everything, an' niver wanted nothin' from you.†
Chpt 1.6provoked = caused (a reaction)
- Tom thought snuff-taking a most provoking habit.†
Chpt 3.5 *provoking = causing (a reaction)
- But to minds strongly marked by the positive and negative qualities that create severity,—strength of will, conscious rectitude of purpose, narrowness of imagination and intellect, great power of self-control, and a disposition to exert control over others,—prejudices come as the natural food of tendencies which can get no sustenance out of that complex, fragmentary, doubt-provoking knowledge which we call truth.†
Chpt 6.12
- He dreaded to utter another word, he dreaded to make another movement, that might provoke another reproach or denial from her.†
Chpt 6.13provoke = cause (a reaction)
Definition:
to cause a reaction — often an emotional reaction like anger, and sometimes done on purpose