annoying
Plural: annoyings
Noun
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- That which annoys; an annoyance.
Verb
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- present participle and gerund of annoy
Adjective Satellite
- causing irritation or annoyance
- "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"
Adj
- Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Examples
- Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.
Origin / Etymology
From annoy + -ing.
Synonyms
annoy, annoyance, bother, bothersome, chafe, devil, galling, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, irritating, irritation, nark, nettle, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, rag, rile, teasing, vex, vexation, vexatious, vexing, aggravating, aggy, annoying, chagrining, douchetastic, douchey, gittish, grating, honery, irksome, obnoxious, obtrusive, troublesome, twattish
Scrabble Score: 12
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