irritate
/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/ verb B1- To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
- To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
He/she/it irritates · Past irritated · Past participle irritated · -ing form irritating
Verb forms
- Base form
- irritate
- He/she/it
- irritates
- Past
- irritated
- Past participle
- irritated
- -ing form
- irritating
From the library
The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman.
It irritates me though.
John Rance appeared to be somewhat irritated at this digression.
Consequently, when Marilla entered her kitchen and found the fire black out, with no sign of Anne anywhere, she felt justly disappointed and irritated.
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