: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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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Other non-native ephemerals, such as lesser celandine, are more annoying and more recent arrivals.
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Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
If your garden consists entirely of fruit trees, however, then chickens could roam free and forage for the larvae of those bothersome fig beetles, which have become an increasingly annoying pest in recent years.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal?
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
Many runners prefer belts to other storage options like hydration packs (which may not fit comfortably) or even pockets (which, when stuffed, can add bulk and resistance in annoying areas).
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
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Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
If your garden consists entirely of fruit trees, however, then chickens could roam free and forage for the larvae of those bothersome fig beetles, which have become an increasingly annoying pest in recent years.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal?
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
Many runners prefer belts to other storage options like hydration packs (which may not fit comfortably) or even pockets (which, when stuffed, can add bulk and resistance in annoying areas).
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoying
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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