angering 1 of 2

present participle of anger

angering

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of angering
Adjective
Lawyers at Walsh Gallegos coordinated two releases of emails and other documents on behalf of the school board, but CNN reported how gaping holes remained, surprising and angering board members. Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Starbase, which Texas voters in Cameron County approved in May to become its own town, attracted some controversy in June when commissioners with the city of Starbase voted unanimously to close several of the city’s public streets to outsiders, angering longtime residents and property owners. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025 Politicians, fearful of angering straphangers, postponed raising fares, even as the need for more revenues from riders just kept growing. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025 The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 Until Wednesday, Amiri was joined at trial by former colleague Devon Wenger, a military veteran who maintains he was dragged into this case after angering higher-ups by trying to raise alarm bells about Rombough and others. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 Ye is equally adept at angering the masses and marketing his products. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angering
Verb
  • Or enraging if your name is Marco Silva.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Dougal brought his brother home, enraging Jacob, who couldn’t believe his sons had abandoned the raid.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Larry Russell and Marian Brooks Larry Russell (Harry Richardson), eldest son of George and Bertha, had one of the more infuriating arcs of the third season, at least from a viewer's perspectives.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Trying to rake the leaves out of the mulch can be more infuriating than a lack of 3-second calls in a Big Ten game.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In fairness, Arsenal seemed to be annoying Liverpool for much of the first hour.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The news was, understandably, upsetting and customers took to Reddit to express their displeasure in the new policy.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • These memories will be both upsetting and bittersweet.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Darrisaw will be McCarthy's primary blindside blocker, so his missing the game would have been troublesome for the second-year passer.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s aim to stick with the straightforward nomenclature of AI psychosis as the proper phrasing and not meander into a plethora of troublesome variations.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Empowering Educators With Behavioral Insights A common concern among educators is that new data systems might be burdensome or even second-guess their professional judgment.
    Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But over time, what once felt empowering began to feel burdensome.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Angering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angering. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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