: 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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When a model drafts marketing copy, failure is annoying.
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Sandeep Shilawat, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Between travel plans changing, confusing advice or someone challenging your perspective, today could test your patience in subtle but annoying ways.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Traffic congestion in the Raleigh metro was slightly better — but still annoying.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
But few creatures seem to be proliferating in more annoying fashion these days than the Florida bro-flake.
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Sandeep Shilawat, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Between travel plans changing, confusing advice or someone challenging your perspective, today could test your patience in subtle but annoying ways.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Traffic congestion in the Raleigh metro was slightly better — but still annoying.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
But few creatures seem to be proliferating in more annoying fashion these days than the Florida bro-flake.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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