: 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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Unfortunately, everything else in this misadventure, from annoying love interests to cloying sidekicks, is a minecart going off the rails.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Each cup is made from a single piece of heavy-gauge stainless steel, so there are no annoying seams for flour or sugar to get stuck in.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 June 2025
The challenge that tech companies face is making AI chatbots and assistants helpful and friendly, while not being annoying or addictive.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Each cup is made from a single piece of heavy-gauge stainless steel, so there are no annoying seams for flour or sugar to get stuck in.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 June 2025
The challenge that tech companies face is making AI chatbots and assistants helpful and friendly, while not being annoying or addictive.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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