annoy
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
has been annoying
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present perfect progressiveof annoy (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The phrase ‘data upon request’ has been annoying scientists since it caused a spat between Isaac Newton and John Flamsteed in 1695.
From Nature ● Dec. 19, 2019
I know I don’t need more than I already have, but my sweater from the Ranch is starting to pill, and the constant washing in the sink has been annoying.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
“You’ve no idea how this has been annoying us over at Invermalluch.”
From The Mystery of the Green Ray by Le Queux, William
George, I have got one of those infernal wheel peddling chaps aboard, and he has been annoying the life out of me.
From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.
If anyone has been annoying you—” That made Betty laugh, with a quick wonder as to what Mr Gerard would say if he knew the identity of his proposed opponent.
From Betty Trevor by Prout, Victor
