- present participle of annoy.
annoying
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When we tell ourselves stories about warrior elites—and invoke their iconography to inspire and galvanize—we often dismiss and ignore their victims as inconvenient or annoying footnotes.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2026
At just 6mph, it replicates the kind of annoying prang you might well get in a car park or at a traffic light.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
The most annoying, she said, is that Olson, 48, a marketing professional, places glasses of water for the cats on the couple’s nightstands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
“I hope I’m not annoying him,” Simpson said, “but I really appreciate the big brother kind of role he’s playing in my development.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
But when he’s on a folding chair across from your school, sucking on a Slurpee and talking to himself, he’s kind of annoying.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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