: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Having to spend your day punching up a crappy slide deck your colleague’s chatbot spit out is annoying, to be sure.
—
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
His meme humor and utter dedication to that god-awful nickname should be annoying.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
There are few things more annoying than a perpetually damp bath mat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Her annoying personality inspires the women to try to freeze her out and reveal details about the early years of their own friendship.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoying
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
His meme humor and utter dedication to that god-awful nickname should be annoying.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
There are few things more annoying than a perpetually damp bath mat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Her annoying personality inspires the women to try to freeze her out and reveal details about the early years of their own friendship.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoying
Cite this Entry
“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share