annoying

adjective

an·​noy·​ing ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ How to pronounce annoying (audio)
: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
annoyingly adverb

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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An annoying, biker beast blasted out of my bowels onto the page and became the not-so-invisible embodiment of my disease. David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Apologies for any churlishness, but those in and around the club will be relieved to have removed an annoying factoid from Amorim’s 11-month tenure. Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us. James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025 The annoying or molesting charges were related to lewd or inappropriate comments Moseby allegedly made to students. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annoying

Word History

Etymology

see annoy

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of annoying was in the 15th century

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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

annoying

adjective
an·​noy·​ing ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ How to pronounce annoying (audio)
: causing annoyance
an annoying habit
annoyingly adverb

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