annoy
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
have been annoying
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present perfect progressiveof annoy.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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Even if the deliveries have been annoying at times, the residents of Range View said they don’t feel menaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
The errors are what made him famous, but it was his natural warmth and effervescent enthusiasm that led the audience to find charming what in almost any other commentator might have been annoying.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2021
It must have been annoying for her, all these kids knocking balls into her windows.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2021
The Wyoming Attorney General’s office, which defended Smith, argued his behavior may have been annoying, but it wasn’t illegal because it did not include threatening conduct, verbal abuse or obscene language.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2018
It must have been annoying the way kids were always banging on it.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
