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Examples of peeve in a Sentence
she is constantly peeved by his habit of humming show tunes while she is trying to focus on her work
Recent Examples of peeve from the Web
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Gardner was peeved after grounding into a game-ending double play that prevented Aaron Judge from coming to the plate and that sealed a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Residents are peeved that unsightly bikes are clogging up sidewalks, parks, and driveways, making the streets less navigable for pedestrians and annoying local businesses.
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For background, Lola was apparently peeved at her famous mom for posting a #ThrowbackThursday Halloween pic of her donning a bright yellow fisherman's costume from eight years ago.
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Essentially, Trump was peeved the Times had refused to make the meeting off-the-record.
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Gattis bore full responsibility, but offered little tangible explanation, for his bizarre role in a fourth-inning triple play that clearly peeved his manager following the Astros' 9-2 win on Thursday.
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In all fairness, Backstreet Boy member Brian Littrel did admit to Refinery29 that he and the rest of his band mates were peeved when *NSYNC hit the scene and benefitted from their accomplishments.
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More: Why are some people peeved about Casey Affleck's Oscar nomination?
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The Rangers chose to not give him a September call-up, which initially peeved Profar.
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Origin and Etymology of peeve
back-formation from peevish
peeve Synonyms
Synonyms
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, nettle, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex;
Near Antonyms
appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate;
delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy;
assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe;
Related Words
nag;
inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse;
badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease;
anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil;
agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry;
Phrases
get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on;
Synonym Discussion of peeve
irritate, exasperate, nettle, provoke, rile, peeve mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance. irritate implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage.
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- constant nagging that irritated me greatly
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- his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions
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- your pompous attitude nettled several people
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- remarks made solely to provoke her
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- the new work schedules riled the employees
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- a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie
Definition of peeve
1
: a feeling or mood of resentment
2
: a particular grievance or source of aggravation
Examples of peeve in a Sentence
One of her peeves is people who are always late.
my main peeve with the animal welfare organization is the endless stream of unsolicited trinkets in my mailbox
Recent Examples of peeve from the Web
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Peevers gotta peeve, and some publications coddle them.
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Laquidara’s voice pops up intermittently, to wax nostalgic or rant about his latest peeve.
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And then, of course, my Cartier sunglasses. What's your fashion pet-peeve?
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The only thing linking these targets, then, is not disloyalty to the president and his agenda, but to some set of peeves Bannon himself holds.
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Lengthy obituaries, using paper products at the reception, and themed coffins are just a few of the etiquette gurus’ biggest pet peeves.
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That’s my one pet peeve: when people want to live in their glory days and don’t know how to reinvent themselves.
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If this is one of your pet peeves or just love chewing gum, become a chomper for your favorite gum brand!
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Now that Uber has become a way of life in Birmingham, last year's pet peeve has faded.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peeve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of peeve
1909
peeve Synonyms
Synonyms
aggravation, annoyance, bother, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation;
Related Words
discomfort, fleabite, pinprick;
affront, insult, offense (or offence);
affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore;
anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble;
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