annoying
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abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
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In the present, everyone will be annoying each other every 15 seconds. — Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, "Connecting Lacy’s SFMOMA study of a closed mill and Warhol," 4 June 2019 Fruit flies especially are incredibly annoying and seem to pop up out of nowhere. — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, "How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies for Good," 9 May 2019 The awkward time between winter and spring, because let’s face it the weather hasn’t quite sprung yet, can be both annoying and exhilarating. — Asia Milia Ware, Teen Vogue, "The Moisturizer Kim Kardashian’s Makeup Artist Swears By Lives Up To The Hype," 19 Apr. 2019 For the more common—but still annoying—ills, here's how to talk to your doctor about finding a better fit. — Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour, "Signs You’re on the Wrong Birth Control Pill," 3 Apr. 2019 Chipping a perfectly good manicure is one of life’s most annoying frustrations. — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, "4 Mistakes You’re Making When Wearing Gel Nail Polish," 25 Jan. 2019 Spotify is improving of one of its most annoying, arbitrary limits. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Spotify raises limit for offline downloads to 10,000 songs per device," 12 Sep. 2018 There is nothing more annoying than a giant semen stain in the center of your mattress, or period blood splattered over your sheets like a crime scene. — Gigi Engle, SELF, "7 Tips for Cleaning Up After Sex Gets Messy," 12 Dec. 2018 The best and likely safest place for a scooter is a bike lane since there are no pedestrians and because the lanes can accommodate faster traffic (as a daily bike commuter, scooters aren’t any more annoying than slower cyclists). — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Electric scooters’ sudden invasion of American cities, explained," 7 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'annoying.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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