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US
/ˈvɛksɪŋ/
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[ UK /vˈɛksɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /vˈɛksɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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extremely annoying or displeasing
his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
I've had an exasperating day
her infuriating indifference
the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening -
causing irritation or annoyance
swarms of pestering gnats
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
a pesky mosquito
a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
nettlesome paperwork
a vexatious child
found it galling to have to ask permission
a plaguey newfangled safety catch
an irritating delay
How To Use vexing In A Sentence
- I found their attitude extremely vexing.
- At the outset it is necessary to confront a particularly vexing problem. The Sociology of Modernization and Development
- I have had to live out some of her unlived life," she said of her difficult, vexing mother. Radio review: Book of the Week: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
- Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- All of which raises vexing questions about the government's increasingly shaky energy policy, parts of which seem stuck in the old world. Times, Sunday Times
- A general parish meeting could be a fountain of fine ideas and not at all as vexing as some of the reverends might shudder to contemplate.
- The question vexing the government 's PR minders is whether they have spotted which bit could cause the most trouble. Times, Sunday Times
- First world problems, as they say, but still vexing. Times, Sunday Times
- Related: Illinois 'MAP grant dilemma vexing students News from www.pantagraph.com
- If your grey matter won't produce a solution to a vexing problem - sleep on it. Times, Sunday Times