: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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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Something that’s annoying, inefficient, or consistently painful.
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Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The car inches along, slowly filling the air with the hope of a different future, carried on tiny — albeit annoying — wings.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 2025
The use of technology is overdone, the slang is annoying and the characters seem unlikable.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
How the coffee ring effect led to a breakthrough in at-home medical testing
Surprisingly, that annoying coffee ring on your table has inspired a major breakthrough in medical technology.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The car inches along, slowly filling the air with the hope of a different future, carried on tiny — albeit annoying — wings.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 2025
The use of technology is overdone, the slang is annoying and the characters seem unlikable.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
How the coffee ring effect led to a breakthrough in at-home medical testing
Surprisingly, that annoying coffee ring on your table has inspired a major breakthrough in medical technology.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoying
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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