dunning

verb

present participle of dun
as in annoying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunning
  1. annoying
  2. hassling
  3. tormenting
  4. worrying
  5. exasperating
  6. aggravating
  7. irritating
  8. rasping
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  • Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of annoying
Verb
  • Eventually, Bournemouth were so sick of Sadiki’s hassling that substitute Lewis Cook jutted an elbow at him.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of hassling
Verb
  • The migraine tormenting the 32-year-old in April was even worse than usual.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Of the many thoughts tormenting Víctor Eduardo is how Julio died.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tormenting
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  • The director likens his own role on the trip to that of Bill, who is slowly driven to madness by worrying about a particular child, the class punching bag Kenneth (Olof Olingdahl).
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Horse racing makes Heidi Sheridan nervous, worrying whether the animals will get hurt.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of worrying
Verb
  • These loud parties can devolve into violence, exasperating community leaders and the police.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
  • Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of exasperating
Verb
  • With Williams dealing with an injury that’s always tricky for players in this league, there’s no reason to rush him back and risk aggravating it again.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rushing received platelet-rich plasma injection after aggravating the flexor injury a second time while working through a throwing program at the beginning of the month.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of aggravating
Verb
  • The Pisces Moon squares Uranus in your daily-life zone, making unclear instructions, appointments, or routine disruptions especially irritating.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The textured surface made whisking things like custard or béchamel irritating as the whisk repeatedly snagged on the textured surface.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of irritating
Verb
  • Stach’s rasping effort, 30 yards from goal, wide left, beat the Belgian at his near post to steal the match for Leeds.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yet Karter is utterly at ease behind the mic, rasping through a wistful melody with an unlit cigarette between her fingers, a black motorcycle jacket slipping off one shoulder.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026
Definition of rasping
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“Dunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunning. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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