: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
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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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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
By Marci Robin December 19, 2024 Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
This was one of the more annoying parts of dealing with Hyte 70.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Toilets are funny, a weird head poking out of a toilet is even funnier, and a weird head poking out of a toilet singing jibberish and annoying nearby adults is the funniest.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
By Marci Robin December 19, 2024 Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
This was one of the more annoying parts of dealing with Hyte 70.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Toilets are funny, a weird head poking out of a toilet is even funnier, and a weird head poking out of a toilet singing jibberish and annoying nearby adults is the funniest.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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