Crossword clues for annoying
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Annoying \An*noy"ing\, a. That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- An*noy"ing*ly, adv.
Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed ([a^]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy, n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.
Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?
--Prior.
2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.
Wiktionary
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. v
(present participle of annoy English)
WordNet
adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
n. the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, irritation, vexation]
Usage examples of "annoying".
Tremaine suspected it was annoying Gerard as well, though for different reasons.
Not only stuck in an annoying diplomatic baby-sitting job, but stuck with it in a carnivore-filled jungle.
Finding nothing more than annoying static, Delanie flicked the off button, yanked out the earpiece, and stuffed everything into the cavernous bag beside her.
Tom remembered that he and Cathy had agreed in a whisper that Walter had this slightly annoying body language, as if he were conferring some kind of favour and wished the whole thing could be dealt with as quickly as possible.
He was out almost every evening, so they could work on without fear of annoying him further.
I have this frankly annoying habit of bringing it up at every opportunity.
She Was chagrined to imagine that whining, annoying voice coming out of her own mouth, and she had even apologized to her parents for her behavior of years earlier.
They had found much to commiserate on, since both of them had younger siblings who were intent to get into Starfleet at the earliest opportunity, and were wildly annoying besides.
My appearance with you will make everybody talk, and it will be as annoying for you as for me.
He shoved his plate of food aside as if it were suddenly annoying him.
He was getting the oddest set of impressions, and there was a thrumming in his head, an annoying sensation, and something more.
I would not have intruded at all, since I know how annoying it is when one of the children comes in while I am trying to compose.
There is a modest contingent of ethnologists and anthropologists, doing nothing very much, as near as I can gather, except annoying people by asking peculiar questions about all sorts of things that are none of their business.
The most annoying aspect of the whole situation was Thomas Christie, standing at the foot of the stairs with a mug of beer in his hand, watching as I was led off, and wearing the only grin I had ever seen on his hairy face.
If you find the didactic parts of this book to be disturbing, troublesome, or annoying, then please consider them to be successful.