annoying A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #3375 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel slightly angry or impatient. It is really annoying when your phone battery dies during the day. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you feel slightly... irritatingaggravatingbothersomeirksome Appears in Phrases (1) See all annoying interruption an unwanted break in an activity that causes irritation Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From annoy + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # annoying **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 3375 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel slightly angry or impatient. ## Examples - It is really annoying when your phone battery dies during the day. ## Etymology From annoy + -ing. ## AI Etymology Annoying is from annoy plus -ing. The -ing ending gives the form participial or gerundial force, naming an action, process, or quality associated with annoy. In use as an adjective, annoying denotes making you feel slightly angry or impatient. Typical contexts include “It is really annoying when your phone battery dies during the day”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to making you feel slightly angry or impatient, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown