be irritating
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Used to state that something has the quality of being irritating.
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- The sheer number of tourists can be irritating.
- Her constant complaining started to be quite irritating.
- Sometimes, his jokes are really irritating.
- The flickering light in the office has been very irritating all morning.
- I find that loud chewing to be extremely irritating.
- The buzzing sound will probably be irritating if it continues all night.
- Why does he always have to be so irritating about small things?
- His habit of cracking knuckles is particularly irritating to me.
- This slow internet connection is becoming increasingly irritating.
- The children's incessant questions began to be rather irritating.