: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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Examples of annoying in a Sentence
my partner has the annoying habit of eating all the pickles and leaving a jar full of pickle juice in the refrigerator
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People are split on the acceptability of other potentially annoying behaviors on a plane, such as making a phone call, bringing a small dog on board and turning the overhead light on when cabin lights are switched off, the study showed.
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024
But for The Times’ most avid Olympic watchers, NBC’s focus on celebrities has been largely an annoying distraction.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
The effects of this ranged from merely annoying to actively experience ruining.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
This month’s CrowdStrike meltdown was annoying for lots of people—but for some companies, the outage has become a costly headache.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024
But for The Times’ most avid Olympic watchers, NBC’s focus on celebrities has been largely an annoying distraction.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
The effects of this ranged from merely annoying to actively experience ruining.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
This month’s CrowdStrike meltdown was annoying for lots of people—but for some companies, the outage has become a costly headache.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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