annoying 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ How to pronounce annoying (audio)
Definition of annoyingnext
as in frustrating
causing annoyance my partner has the annoying habit of eating all the pickles and leaving a jar full of pickle juice in the refrigerator

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annoying

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verb

present participle of annoy
as in irritating
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn

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Recent Examples of annoying
Adjective
Anna is the black sheep of her family which would make the stay at the picturesque Italian villa Monteperso annoying, even without the creepy ghost determined to steal all of their souls. — Rebekah Faubion, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026 McCartney said of his note to Mendes about the height imbalance, wondering how the director will rectify this annoying, historic aberration. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent. — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 My biggest concern about adding a tracking device around Mya’s neck was annoying her or creating disruption. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for annoying
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoying
  1. frustrating
  2. irritating
  3. disturbing
  4. bothering
  5. bugging
  6. persecuting
  7. aggravating
Adjective
  • Make no mistake, Sweeney inherits a talented but frustrating team.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Frustrating process to get assistance However, the new program will not launch until December, and some residents say a lack of clarity surrounding the assistance has made navigating the process frustrating.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of frustrating
Verb
  • While the side effects of a histamine release can be irritating, Hwang notes that histamine plays a critical part in your body.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • According to royal expert Rob Shuter, the two are having a blast irritating the palace.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of irritating
Adjective
  • For Daughtry, who was dispatched to work the crash by his editor that day, the assignment was one of the most disturbing of his career.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This disturbing contradiction suggests that different physical laws apply to the observer and the observed.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • His work is autobiographical and based on whatever has been bothering him that year.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For example, companies that benefit from customers not bothering to cancel subscriptions, compare prices, or search for better deals have taken a beating in recent weeks.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • The Department of Justice’s prosecution of a Saudi national for allegedly bugging an OpenAI conference room is causing anxiety among OpenAI employees, many of whom are foreign nationals.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday, a court granted the US government’s request to deny release of a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a top-secret conference room to steal the frontier lab’s secrets.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bugging
Verb
  • Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.
    — Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Definition of persecuting
Verb
  • And those are things that end up aggravating behavioral health disabilities.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • With Williams dealing with an injury that’s always tricky for players in this league, there’s no reason to rush him back and risk aggravating it again.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aggravating

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