annoying
/əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/
annoying adjective: causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. Also the present participle and gerund of annoy.
Adjective
annoying (comparative more annoying, superlative most annoying)
- Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
- Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.
- Synonyms:
- aggravating, aggy, wretched, displeasing, bothersome, chagrining, cruddy, douchetastic, douchey, drippy
Noun
annoying (plural annoyings)
- That which annoys; an annoyance.
- […] they lose the true spirit of Christianity; and, while their heads are filled with clouds of mysticism, and the smoke of metaphysical nonsense, their hearts are filled with uncharitableness and bitter annoyings.1865, William Buell Sprague, Annals of the American Unitarian Pulpit
Also used as
annoying is also the present participle and gerund of annoy.
annoying meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
annoying in Tagalog
- causing irritation or annoyance
- nakaaasar, nakaiinis, nakauurat
annoying in Arabic
- causing irritation or annoyance
- مُزْعِج muzʕij
annoying in Thai
- causing irritation or annoyance
- น่ารำคาญ nâa-ram-kaan
annoying in Vietnamese
- causing irritation or annoyance
- phiền, phiền phức, phiền toái
Examples of annoying in a sentence
- Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do.
- The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.
- I told him to can it, 'cause he was getting to be annoying.
Synonyms of annoying
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Forms of annoying
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more annoying |
| superlative | most annoying |
| Noun | |
| plural | annoyings |
Origin of annoying
From annoy + -ing.
Words formed from annoying
Words that rhyme with annoying
Questions about annoying
- What does annoying mean?
- Annoying means causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
- What is annoying in Tagalog?
- Annoying in Tagalog is nakaaasar, nakaiinis, nakauurat. See Annoying meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is annoying?
- Annoying can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce annoying?
- Annoying is pronounced /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/.
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