- present tense form of irritate (3rd person singular).
irritates
Example Sentences
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Talk of an eventual rebound irritates investors like Christopher Poch, whose firm Promethium Advisors owns 11,000 Whirlpool shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
"You think - is this is how people are perceiving us? When they say nasty things about him or call me a gold-digger, it irritates me."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 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
“That really irritates me,” Liyana muttered, “that he does one little thing and you act so grateful. I do things every day!”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
