annoying

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Definition of annoying

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
    “Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.”
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adj

  1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
    “Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of annoy

noun

  1. (rare)That which annoys; an annoyance.
    “[…] they lose the true spirit of Christianity; and, while their heads are filled with clouds of mysticism, and the smoke of metaphysical nonsense, their hearts are filled with uncharitableness and bitter annoyings.”

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Etymology

From annoy + -ing.

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