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: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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Examples of annoying in a Sentence
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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Such is the unpredictability and uneven nature of the emergence of the 17-year life cycle insect that will devour young trees, but is not dangerous – maybe just annoying – to humans.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
Parker played the role of annoying little brother while Auburn was the know-it-all older sister.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
Those of us who were there felt the excitement and enthusiasm, much of it whipped up by DJ Mal-Ski (as annoying as his schtick sometimes must be to those of us over a certain age).
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
Her plan is to do the annoying things that some women supposedly do to ruin their relationships: leaving stuff at his house, forming a relationship with his mom without telling him, intruding on his night with the guys, and even taking him to a Celine Dion concert.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 May 2024
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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