irritation grows
Frequency: 6.54.5 per million words
Used when a feeling of annoyance increases over time.
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Examples (10)
- She felt irritation growing in her.
- His irritation grew with each passing minute of the delayed flight.
- As the meeting dragged on, everyone's irritation began to grow.
- The constant noise caused her irritation to grow steadily.
- Despite her efforts to remain calm, her irritation was growing visibly.
- The more he talked, the more her irritation grew.
- A sense of irritation had grown among the frustrated customers.
- If this problem isn't resolved soon, general irritation will grow significantly.
- He noticed her irritation grow whenever the topic came up.
- With every unanswered email, his irritation continued to grow.