exasperate
verb (used with object)
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
was exasperating
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past progressiveof exasperate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Armour, an expert in tort law, said the idea that safety was the sole criterion was exasperating and glib.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
Silverstone was exasperating for Leclerc because Verstappen dropped points by finishing seventh and Leclerc could have better closed the gap — rather than being 43 points behind heading into Austria.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
That ending, like other moments in the production, was as puzzling as it was exasperating — why not let her leave alone and empowered?
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
His stubbornness could be maddening, and his sudden shift on PrEP after so much resistance, though welcome, was exasperating.
From Slate ● May 29, 2020
But to make up for that irremediable power, which was exasperating even for him, he had a cordiality that won the immediate confidence of others and a stupendous capacity for work.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
