CARKING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

carking

adjective

ˈkär-kiŋ

Definition of carking

as in annoying

causing annoyance sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent

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Adjective

Dimes Square has like an annoying stereotype — people are kind of like, uh, jeans and a tank top.

— Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026
When Mel arrives, all hell breaks loose, but at least the perpetually charming Fisher is up for the task of playing someone who is both completely annoying and totally winning.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoying

Adjective

The larger battery gives it the sort of range that makes an EV genuinely useful for long-distance driving, while the interior avoids some of the irritating touchscreen-heavy trends found elsewhere.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Sabalenka double-faulted on match point, her seventh double fault of the day, to put an exclamation point on an irritating evening.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritating

Adjective

McCaskill said the frequent outages are frustrating, especially during the high temperatures this summer.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to the remove the president's name from the building.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrating

Adjective

Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.

— Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The disturbing situation came to light after a tree fell on the home during a storm.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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