peeve
verb (used with object)
to render peevish; annoy.
has peeved
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present perfectof peeve (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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None has peeved him more than a shareholder dispute over a highly generous executive pay package—a $50 billion bonus from Tesla to its CEO.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2025
The caviling on the part of his would-be heirs has peeved Reagan.
From Time Magazine Archive
For weeks he has peeved in silence, loath to admit in public that he knows little more about the Administration's ideas for remaking the Army than ordinary newspaper readers.
From Time Magazine Archive
