annoyed; annoying; annoys
1
: to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts
annoyed the neighbors with their loud arguments
2
: to harass especially by quick brief attacks
: to cause annoyance
annoyer
noun
Examples of annoy in a Sentence
deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn
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Bankrate also recently released a survey showing that 38% are annoyed by pre-entered tip screens at coffee shops, food trucks, etc.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The situation was a fairly familiar story for any community where industry is close to homes: The operations of the business began to annoy residents, and patience ran out as months went by without an answer.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
At the array's center is a 118-dB speaker unit and a 9cc sound cavity to annoy fellow travelers with your excellent taste in music or be a useful audio beacon in emergencies.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Ada County Magistrate Judge Abraham Wingrove said the man who complained was only annoyed by the content of Grosenbach’s speech and that the parade was just as loud, if not louder, than Grosenbach.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis
updated July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2025
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The situation was a fairly familiar story for any community where industry is close to homes: The operations of the business began to annoy residents, and patience ran out as months went by without an answer.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
At the array's center is a 118-dB speaker unit and a 9cc sound cavity to annoy fellow travelers with your excellent taste in music or be a useful audio beacon in emergencies.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Ada County Magistrate Judge Abraham Wingrove said the man who complained was only annoyed by the content of Grosenbach’s speech and that the parade was just as loud, if not louder, than Grosenbach.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis
updated July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoy
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“Annoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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