: 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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All those annoying texts and calls should stop after today.
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Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
To some, however, the unsolicited messages are not just annoying, but somewhat alarming because, in some cases, the senders — strangers — seem to know an awful lot of what seems like personal information.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Whether all this is annoying or charming depends on your point of view.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
To some, however, the unsolicited messages are not just annoying, but somewhat alarming because, in some cases, the senders — strangers — seem to know an awful lot of what seems like personal information.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Whether all this is annoying or charming depends on your point of view.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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