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Meanings of irritating in English

Causing irritation or annoyance.

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(Used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite.

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Causing physical discomfort; they can be very painful"

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Examples for "painful"
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For many in northern Europe, however, the Swiss decision will be painful.
The Irish Times
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The problem began a year ago when penetration started to be painful.
The Guardian
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Parents often found discussing genetic risk information very difficult and emotionally painful.
Pubmed
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Therefore, alpha-HBDH is of doubtful value in the diagnosis of painful crisis.
Pubmed
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ANSWER: This sounds like a difficult and painful situation to be in.
News.com.au
Usage of irritating in English
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For five minutes they discussed Blomkvist's shortcomings in the most irritating terms.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
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Sabina smiled, pleased that he found their situation amusing rather than irritating.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
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The man in question would have no idea how irritating it was.
The South African
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The two-second delay on the line, that irritating echo, didn't help matters.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Some people find them drying and irritating because they often contain alcohol.
News.com.au
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Another irritating quality, but at least it would save Nikki an apology.
Naked Heat
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In a light tone I found immensely irritating, she said, Don't worry.
The Kingmaker
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Hammond is too politically weak to risk irritating his party's electoral base.
The Guardian
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They mix up the items of news in a very irritating way.
Gossamer
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Besides, the almost beseeching way the men looked at him was irritating.
Lonesome dove
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And Rachel returned both the smile and the stare with irritating self-control.
The Shadow of the Rope
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That said; something minor but irritating may be playing on your mind.
The South African
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Such milk is irritating to the stomach and intestines of the young.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals
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He crams down hard on the buzzer for another long, irritating minute.
Saving max
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And he had an irritating modesty in speaking of his own prowess.
The Hohenzollerns in America / With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and...
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He was most perplexing and irritating-butalso, in a strange way, admirable.
Mentats of Dune
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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