- present tense form of irritate (3rd person singular).
irritates
Example Sentences
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B.J. irritates the other characters with yet another drum solo, the self-aware jokes about his self-centeredness would land better if “K-Pops!” wasn’t convinced that the audience wants as much of him on-screen as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
"It irritates the life out of me," she says.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
This irritates the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to no end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025
Marv admires his own humor and still persists with the key, which irritates me no end.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
