irritate
verb (used with object)
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
was irritating
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past progressiveof irritate.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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It wasn’t a slip-up; Oladejo went on to repeat the theme multiple times while acknowledging that the Bruins’ struggling offense was irritating their better half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
I joked it was irritating but to be honest you just blank that sort of thing out.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2022
As such, the government’s coordinator for trans-Atlantic relations, Peter Beyer, said if the plan is confirmed it wouldn’t be a surprise, but that it was irritating to first learn of the possibility through media reports.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2020
The Ma’am was irritating but the rest of him she liked.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
There were no trails, and pressing through them was irritating.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
