: 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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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Nadaly Cordless Vacuum Run the lightweight vacuum over hard floors and carpets to suck up dirt, dust, crumbs, and other debris — without an annoying cord to trail.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Let’s digest some of the film’s most annoying and bizarre marketing ploys.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Indifference can be louder and more annoying than negative feedback.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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