irritating
causing irritation; annoying; provoking; irritating questions.
Origin of irritating
1Other words from irritating
- ir·ri·tat·ing·ly, adverb
- non·ir·ri·tat·ing, adjective
- un·ir·ri·tat·ing, adjective
Words Nearby irritating
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How to use irritating in a sentence
This recycled gossip is tiresome, but what’s most irritating about “A Bright Ray of Darkness” is that it’s really good.
Ethan Hawke turns his acting experience — and past infidelities — into brilliant fiction | Ron Charles | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostMany people find it difficult to create a seal with traditional cups, and the stem on them is irritating.
The period-care startup nixing the stigmas and taboos around menstruation | Rachel King | January 10, 2021 | FortuneAll the effort was aimed at making the banners less irritating.
GitHub CEO: We’re nuking all tracking ‘cookies’ and you should too | rhhackettfortune | December 17, 2020 | FortuneAt times, this relentlessness can make The Life You Can Save irritating.
The world’s problems overwhelmed me. This book empowered me. | Kelsey Piper | December 11, 2020 | VoxSo, try your best not to get angry with them, no matter how irritating they can be.
How to help your pet with separation anxiety | Sara Kiley Watson | August 26, 2020 | Popular-Science
If couples can seem smug and self-enclosed, the married single represents an even more irritating manifestation of that.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt reminds me of an uncle of mine who said the London Blitz was irritating.
But in addition to all of that, it's also really irritating—and not just by New Yorker standards.
This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly | Kent Sepkowitz | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs mildly irritating as David Tseng may be, he is not someone who troubles me enough to even bother with.
The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsTheir boasted successes, the crowding of colonies, schemes of settlement and development,—all were disagreeable and irritating.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonIf irritating to the skin, these lotions can be made weaker, or less frequently applied than might otherwise be necessary.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyIt took him some moments to recognize them as the irritating rustling of his silken dress.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaThe prince said nothing, but the smile that played upon his thin lips was a sufficient and most irritating answer.
Black Diamonds | Mr Jkai
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