Definitions for annoying
əˈnɔɪ ɪŋan·noy·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexationadjective

   the act of troubling or annoying someone

2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

   causing irritation or annoyance

   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoyingadjective

   Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

   Vandals are really annoying.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoying

   Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability.

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1. annoying

   Annoying refers to something or someone that irritates, bothers or frustrates in a disturbing or unpleasant manner. It typically provokes discomfort, mild anger, or impatience due to repeated or persistent unpleasant behavior or circumstances. It can cover a wide variety of actions from minor disturbances to significant disruptions.

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1. Annoying

   of Annoy

2. Annoyingadjective

   that annoys; molesting; vexatious

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'annoying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4297

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How to pronounce annoying?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say annoying in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of annoying in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of annoying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of annoying in a Sentence

1. David Pratama:

   It was very annoying that we couldn’t see the sun properly.

2. Thomas De Gendt:

   By the time I got up to the group I was gassed for a bit and obviously that's when they started to sprint away, it's annoying and frustrating but to come back like I did is good.

3. Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday:

   I'm so tired of these questions all the time, it's so in a way annoying because guys grunt. I was practicing next to Nadal, and he grunts louder than me, and nobody notices that. Why ? I don't understand why.

4. Lesley Manville:

   I absolutely took note of it, [And] isn’t that brilliant? I mean, there was only one of the nominees who was between 40 and 50. I think the rest of us were all over 50. Isn’t that great? That means there were five really good roles written for older women. I mean, it’s kind of annoying that it’s something we have to talk about because it should just be a given… [but] there has been a shift because it’s getting better. It’s taken an awful long time.

5. Karen Sanderson:

   It's hard enough to maintain good habits on your own, but when you have people putting things in front of you and trying to insist that you try them, or saying things like' I worked so hard on this casserole' or whatever, like you're slighting them personally, and I just find it a little annoying, to say the least.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=annoying
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annoying
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annoying
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=annoying