carking

adjective

ˈkär-kiŋ How to pronounce carking (audio)
Definition of carkingnext
as in annoying
causing annoyance sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carking
  1. annoying
  2. irritating
  3. frustrating
  4. disturbing
Adjective
  • By Marci Robin December 19, 2024 Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But for Netflix’s biggest series, as annoying as this is, there are not exactly mountains of evidence that this matters for its biggest series.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of annoying
Adjective
  • This digital friction has become so commonplace it’s become accepted as an irritating fact of digital life.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice can be effective and are generally less irritating.
    Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of irritating
Adjective
  • The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Prediction: Bengals 37, Cowboys 30 Matt Levine: The Bengals have been one of the more frustrating teams this season.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of frustrating
Adjective
  • Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbing
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