annoyed; annoying; annoys
1
: to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts
annoyed the neighbors with their loud arguments
2
: to harass especially by quick brief attacks
: to cause annoyance
annoyer
noun
Examples of annoy in a Sentence
deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn
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Perhaps Trump just wanted to annoy his counterparts, especially those on the continent.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 July 2025
But Cotton, annoyed by Hank’s indirectness and emotion, browbeats his son.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Israeli strikes might have impaired its ability to mine the strait, for example, and doing so would also impede Iran’s oil shipments to China, annoying its friends in Beijing.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Francie instantly annoys Nat by kissing Pete hello, and the two women start yelling at each other immediately.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 June 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 July 2025
But Cotton, annoyed by Hank’s indirectness and emotion, browbeats his son.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Israeli strikes might have impaired its ability to mine the strait, for example, and doing so would also impede Iran’s oil shipments to China, annoying its friends in Beijing.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Francie instantly annoys Nat by kissing Pete hello, and the two women start yelling at each other immediately.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoy
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“Annoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoy. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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