- present participle of aggravate.
aggravating
Example Sentences
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Aggravating the situation is the cold air over Canada that’s dominating the weather pattern, Tardy said, and is keeping California on the dry, windy side of the jet stream, not on the side providing precipitation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025
Aggravating the challenge, the prices of gas and other goods have shot up in the wake of the invasion, he said, and a humanitarian crisis is quickly morphing into a “humanitarian disaster.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022
Aggravating the problem in Britain has been a large shipment of medical masks, gowns, gloves and other equipment ordered for the National Health Service and, temporarily, left at Felixstowe in storage.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2020
Aggravating his already aggrieved disposition was taking a ribbing from a fellow player to which Schauffele didn’t take too kindly.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 20, 2019
Aggravating the costs was Megan’s ongoing struggle with severe kidney stones.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
