: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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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
Or even an annoying habit like flossing your teeth in public.
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Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Type of whitening agent: Hydrogen peroxide Pros: Helps prevent sensitivity
Cons: The two-step process may be annoying.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2024
Those annoying indicator lights on your household electronics could be disrupting your sleep.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Although the wait might be annoying to some, the lottery said this isn't the first time the lottery has experienced this type of delay.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
This is really annoying, is not helpful and smacks of inequality.
—Roxane Gay, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Human brains therefore adapted to a world in which false positives were annoying, but false negatives were deadly.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Not sure which stretches for shin splints are the best for keeping the annoying condition at bay?
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 8 Apr. 2024
Allyson Harvie, Notre Ferme (catering): The people that are really intoxicated are really annoying.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Type of whitening agent: Hydrogen peroxide Pros: Helps prevent sensitivity
Cons: The two-step process may be annoying.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2024
Those annoying indicator lights on your household electronics could be disrupting your sleep.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Although the wait might be annoying to some, the lottery said this isn't the first time the lottery has experienced this type of delay.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
This is really annoying, is not helpful and smacks of inequality.
—Roxane Gay, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Human brains therefore adapted to a world in which false positives were annoying, but false negatives were deadly.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Not sure which stretches for shin splints are the best for keeping the annoying condition at bay?
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 8 Apr. 2024
Allyson Harvie, Notre Ferme (catering): The people that are really intoxicated are really annoying.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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