Associations to the word «Annoying»

Wiktionary

ANNOYING, adjective. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
ANNOYING, verb. Present participle of annoy

Dictionary definition

ANNOYING, noun. The act of troubling or annoying someone.
ANNOYING, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats