: 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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For one, Barber and Sweetin co-signed one fan’s take describing the youngest Tanner sibling, Michelle (played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) as increasingly annoying and borderline spoiled as the series went on.
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John Russell, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This is occasionally annoying (or more than occasionally).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
But now, more than ever, most people will want to go through the OS and turn off a bunch of stuff to make the day-to-day experience of using the operating system less annoying.
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Honestly, does this guy know that any job often involves completing annoying tasks?
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John Russell, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
This is occasionally annoying (or more than occasionally).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
But now, more than ever, most people will want to go through the OS and turn off a bunch of stuff to make the day-to-day experience of using the operating system less annoying.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Honestly, does this guy know that any job often involves completing annoying tasks?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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