as in enraging
to make angry
it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known
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Recent Examples of angering
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
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
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Or enraging if your name is Marco Silva.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Dougal brought his brother home, enraging Jacob, who couldn’t believe his sons had abandoned the raid.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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In fairness, Arsenal seemed to be annoying Liverpool for much of the first hour.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And yet, despite being an Oscar-hopeful crowd-pleaser rather than a horror movie, The Green Mile features some of the most upsetting imagery and themes in any King adaptation.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This disastrously cramped conception of who gets to have a day in court would be the main target of my outrage if the court’s opinion on the use of ethnicity, language and workplace as factors in immigration enforcement weren’t even more upsetting.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ponder the grocery categories tracked by local CPIs to see which California supermarket aisles are most troublesome to your household’s food budget.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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For Wild fans, one more potentially troublesome factor iis the history of moves like that one.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin framed the new steps as a move to end burdensome regulations.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Forest Service officials called the rule burdensome and outdated that stifled economic growth, but conservation advocates said the action is a giveaway to timber companies.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Angering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angering. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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