- present participle of annoy.
annoying
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You don’t want to be fumbling around at the kiosks, annoying the passengers in line behind you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s the most annoying way to unlock your iPhone.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Despite the evidence that so many of us find it annoying, we also appear hugely reluctant to actually do anything about it.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
But it’s not just the buzzing that’s annoying residents in this working-class neighborhood — there are health concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The gnome repeated the message, even the part about the gnomes annoying me, with squealing excitement.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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