# annoying

Pronunciation: say "uh-NOY-ing" /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome and likely to make someone feel impatient or upset.
   - Simple: Making someone feel a little angry, bothered, or upset.
   - _The constant beeping of the alarm was deeply annoying._
   - _He has an annoying habit of interrupting people mid-sentence._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of annoy. — present participle and gerund of annoy
   - Simple: Present participle of annoy. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The children spent the whole trip annoying each other in the back seat._
   - _She has a real talent for annoying everyone in the room within minutes._

## Noun

3. Something that causes irritation; an annoyance. *(rare)*
   - Simple: A thing that bothers you or makes you feel upset.

## Origin

Formed from the verb "annoy" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/annoying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).