exasperate
verb (used with object)
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
were 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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There’s no point in enumerating all the reasons I dislike it — OK, the unfunny Los Angeles stereotypes were exasperating.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
As talented as they were enigmatic, as charming as they were exasperating, the Lopez brothers left Stanford after two seasons for the riches of the N.B.A.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2015
The Manhattan cocktail may have been invented in Queens, but those temporary Manhattan-bound signs on Queens Boulevard that proclaimed “To City” were exasperating.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2015
The limitless resources of Sir Henry's preposterous wallet were exasperating.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the summertime gadflies were exasperating in their attacks on men and cattle.
From Pioneers in Canada by E. Wallcousins
