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irritating

/ˈɪə.ɹɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
ir-ri-tat-ing
IPA
/ˈɪə.ɹɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

adj

Stimulating or exciting a response.

verb

present participle and gerund of irritate

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more irritating (comparative) most irritating (superlative)

Derived Forms

irritainment irritatingly nonirritating unirritating

Synonyms

annoying bothersome galling nettlesome pesky pestering pestiferous plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing

Questions

How do you pronounce irritating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪə.ɹɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/.
What does irritating mean?
Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

How to pronounce irritating

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