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# irritating

adjective (irritating, more irritating, most irritating); verb form (irritating — present participle of irritate)

«irritating» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Irritating means annoying, making you feel cross or impatient. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#m1)
2. (body) Irritating means making a part of the body sore, itchy or red: an irritating rash, irritating smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes a dripping tap, a buzzing fly or a sibling who keeps humming. In science and safety lessons chemicals labelled «irritant» can be irritating to skin and eyes. In stories it helps describe a character's mood. Phrases: «really irritating», «an irritating habit», «irritating to the skin».

### Examples

- My brother has an irritating habit of clicking his pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x1)
- The buzzing fly was so irritating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x2)
- Smoke is irritating to the eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x3)
- This wool jumper is irritating my neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x4)
- It is irritating when the bus is late again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x5)
- Stop irritating the cat, or it will scratch you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x6)
- The advert has an irritating little song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x7)
- “You are a very irritating person,” said the Rocket, “and very ill-bred. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/#x8)

### Note

Compare «irritating» (causing annoyance) and «irritated» (feeling annoyed): «The noise is irritating; I am irritated». Same pattern as boring/bored, annoying/annoyed. Double «r».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irritating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritating/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irritating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irritating.html) on Mova free.