exasperate
verb (used with object)
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
is exasperating
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present progressiveof exasperate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But what happens when a family member is also a friend, albeit one who is as loving and magnetic as he is exasperating and inappropriate?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
“I know it is frightening and it is exasperating, and you’re asking when is this going to end,” Hochul said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
But there have been signs that a lack of clarity and consistency is exasperating the public, and China’s social media censors have been working overtime to try to clear the tide of complaints.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2022
It is exasperating for the families of victims of the attacks that progress continues to be so slow 20 years after the attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2021
It is exasperating to have to deal with people like this, at such a serious time.
From The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda by Victor Hugo
