: 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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Figuring out how to reply to an annoying co-worker on Slack?
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Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Sydney agonizes over the question of whether to abandon Carm and the Bear for a more functional (if annoying) chef who’s trying to poach her.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
The pressure to perform closeness can be exhausting and annoying, kids say.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
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Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Sydney agonizes over the question of whether to abandon Carm and the Bear for a more functional (if annoying) chef who’s trying to poach her.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
The pressure to perform closeness can be exhausting and annoying, kids say.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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