Annoy meaning

Verb: annoy

Pronunciation:(u’noy)

Annoy meaning:

• Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Synonyms: rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

Derived forms: annoyed, annoys, annoying
Quotations:

1. Oscar Wilde – Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
2. Veronica Roth – Can you be a girl for a few seconds?””I’m always a girl” I frown.”You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl”I twirl my hair around my finger. “Kay.
3. Cassandra Clare – Is there some particular reason that you’re here?” “Not this again.””Not what again?” said Clary.”Every time I annoy him, he retreats into his no mundanes allowed tree house.” Simon pointed at Jace.
4. Elizabeth Taylor – The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
5. Cassandra Clare – Reparations, said Jem very suddenly, setting down the pen he was holding. Will looked at him in puzzlement. Is this a game? We just blurt out whatever word comes next to mind? In that case mine is genuphobia. It means an unreasonable fear of knees. What’s the word for a perfectly reasonable fear of annoying idiots? inquired Jessamine.
6. Gabriel García Márquez – He dug so deeply into her sentiments that in search of interest he found love, because by trying to make her love him he ended up falling in love with her. Petra Cotes, for her part, loved him more and more as she felt his love increasing, and that was how in the ripeness of autumn she began to believe once more in the youthful superstition that poverty was the servitude of love. Both looked back then on the wild revelry, the gaudy wealth, and the unbridled fornication as an annoyance and they lamented that it had cost them so much of their lives to find the paradise of shared solitude. Madly in love after so many years of sterile complicity, they enjoyed the miracle of living each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out people they kept on blooming like little children and playing together like dogs.
7. Kingsley Amis – If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.
8. Cassandra Clare – Alec keeps sending me annoying photos. Lots of captions like Wish you were here, except not really.
9. Suzanne Collins – The idea of being strong for someone else having never entered their heads, I find myself in the position of having to console them. Since I’m the person going in to be slaughtered, this is somewhat annoying.
10. Rick Riordan – And, Annabeth continued, it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were twelve, Percy. Can you believe that? No, he admitted. So you knew you liked me from that moment? She smirked. I hated you at first. You annoyed me. Then I tolerated you for a few years. Then Okay, fine. She leaned in and kissed: him a good, proper kiss without anyone watching no Romans anywhere, no screaming satyr chaperones. She pulled away. I missed you, Percy. Percy wanted to tell her the same thing, but it seemed too small a comment. While he had been on the Roman side, he’d kept himself alive almost solely by thinking of Annabeth. I missed you didn’t really cover that.

Sample sentences:

1. Clary felt suddenly annoyed. “When the self-congratulatory part of the evening is over, maybe we could get back to saving my best friend from being exsanguinated to death?””Exsanguinated,” said Jace, impressed. “That’s a big word.””And you’re a big-“”Tsk tsk,” he interupted. “No swearing in church.
2. What’s your name?”what?” i asked, squinting at the light.your name.” I recognized Dr. Olendzki peering over me.you know my name.”I want you to tell me.”Rose. Rose Hathaway.”Do you know your birthday?”Of course I do. Why are you asking me such stupid things? Did you lose my records?”Dr. Olendzki gave an exasperated sigh and walked off, taking the annoying light with her. “I think she’s fine,
3. Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
4. People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn’t.
5. I’ll fight it. I’ll fight it for you. Don’t you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I’m okay. I’ll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time.
6. Tessa poked at her left incisor with her tongue. It was flat again, an ordinary tooth. “I don’t understand what makes them come out like that!””Hunger,” said Jem. “Were you think about blood?””No.””Were you thinking about eating me?” Will inquired. “No!””No one would blame you,” said Jem. “He’s very annoying.
7. He could totally be your boyfriend,” Angel went on with annoying persistance. “You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.””I’m only a kid!” I shrieked. “I can’t get married!””You could in New Hampshire.”My mouth dropped open. How does she know this stuff? “Forget it! No one’s getting married!” I hissed. “Not in New Hampshire or anywhere else! Not in a box, not with a fox! Now go to sleep, before I kill you!
8. Jesper knocking his head against the hull and cast his eyes heavenward. “Fine. But if Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.”Brekker’s lips quirked. “I’ll just hire Matthias’ ghost to kick your ghost’s ass.””My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain.
9. Percy smiled at her – that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he’d just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago – tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular.Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn’t have cared.
10. It’s the same with people who say, Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesn’t kill you maims you, cripples you, leaves you weak, makes you whiny and full of yourself at the same time. The more pain, the more pompous you get. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you incredibly annoying.
11. I don’t like him,” I explained. “He annoys the hell out of me ninety-six percent of the time, and sometimes I’d like nothing better than to strangle him to death. But at the same time I want him to be happy. I think about him way more than I should, and I -“”You love him.
12. That’s not the spirit of the law, Emma. Remember? The Law is hard, but it is the Law.””I thought it was ‘the Law is annoying, but it is also flexible.
13. Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
14. The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.
15. Urban survival rule 22: Never annoy an armed man.
16. Hello? This is Clary Fairchild. Clary? It’s me, Emma. Oh, Emma, hi! I haven’t heard from you in ages. My mom says thanks for the wedding flowers, by the way. She wanted to send a note but Luke whisked her away on a honeymoon to Tahiti. Tahiti sounds nice. It probably is Jace, what are you doing with that thing? There is no way it’ll fit. Is this a bad time? What? No! Jace is trying to drag a trebuchet into the training room. Alec, stop helping him. What’s a trebuchet? It’s a huge catapult. What are they going to use it for? I have no idea. Alec, you’re enabling! You’re an enabler! Maybe it is a bad time. I doubt there’ll be a better one. Is something wrong? Is there anything I can do? I think we have your cat. What? Your cat. Big fuzzy Blue Persian? Always looks angry? Julian says it’s your cat. He says he saw it at the New York Institute. Well, saw him. It’s a boy cat. Church? You have Church? But I thought well, we knew he was gone. We thought Brother Zachariah took him. Isabelle was annoyed, but they seemed to know each other. I’ve never seen Church actually like anyone like that. I don’t know if he likes anyone here. He bit Julian twice. Oh, wait. Julian says he likes Ty. He’s asleep on Ty’s bed. How did you wind up with him? Someone rang our front doorbell. Diana, she’s our tutor, went down to see what it was. Church was in a cage on the front step with a note tied to it. It said For Emma. This is Church, a longtime friend of the Carstairs. Take care of this cat and he will take care of you. J.Brother Zachariah left you a cat. But I don’t even really know him. And he’s not a Silent Brother any more. You may not know him, but he clearly knows you. What do you think the J stands for? His real name. Look, Emma, if he wants you to have Church, and you want Church, you should keep him. Are you sure? The Lightwoods They’re both standing here nodding. Well, Alec is partially trapped under a trebuchet, but he seems to be nodding. Jules says we’d like to keep him. We used to have a cat named Oscar, but he died, and, well, Church seems to be good for Ty’s nightmares. Oh, honey. I think, really, he’s Brother Zachariah’s cat. And if he wants you to have him, then you should. Why does Brother Zachariah want to protect me? It’s like he knows me, but I don’t know why he knows me. I don’t exactly know But I know Tessa. She’s his well, girlfriend seems not the right word for it. They’ve known each other a long, long time. I have a feeling they’re both watching over you. That’s good. I have a feeling we’re going to need it. Emma oh my God. The trebuchet just crashed through the floor. I have to go. Call me later. But we can keep the cat? You can keep the cat.
17. You’re bossy, arrogant, intrusive, annoying ” His minor grin amplified. See! Totally unrepentant.”Do I have anything going for me?”” you can be sweet, you’re a cuddler, and you carried me out of a burning building.””I’m a cuddler?””You spoon.”His brows went up. “That’s important enough to be on your list?””Uh yeah.” He’s grinning that it is ridiculous what women think is important.
18. See? Injustice. Here we are, risking our lives to rescue Kai and this whole planet, and Adri and Pearl get to go to the royal wedding. I’m disgusted. I hope they spill soy sauce on their fancy dresses. Jacin’s concern turned fast to annoyance. Your ship has some messed-up priorities, you know that? Iko. My name is Iko. If you don’t stop calling me the ship, I am going to make sure you never have hot water during your showers again, do you understand me? Yeah, hold that thought while I go disable the speaker system. What? You can’t mute me. Cinder!
19. So violent. You want to mug and tase everybody these days.””I do,” Zuzana agreed. “I swear I hate more poeple every day. Everyone annoys me. If I’m like this now, what am I going to be like when I’m old?””You’ll be the mean old biddy who fires a BB gun at kids from her balcony.””Nah. BBs just rile ’em up. More like a crossbow. Or a bazooka.
20. Hello, hello. Magnus swept toward them.”Alec, my darling, Clary. And rat-boy.” He swept a bow toward Simon, who looked annoyed. “To what do I owe the pleasure?””We came to see Jace,” Clary said. “Is he all right?””I don’t know,” Magnus said. “Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?””What,” Alec began, and broke off as Magnus laughed. “That’s not funny.””You’re so easy to tease. And yes, your friend is just fine. Well, except that he keeps putting all my things away and trying to clean up. Now I can’t find anything. He’s compulsive.
21. He made mistakes on purpose to annoy me.
22. They annoy us with their parties.
23. Muiriel likes to annoy me lately.
24. You annoy us with your music.
25. You’re starting to annoy me.
26. I didn’t want to annoy you.
27. You annoy me.
28. Do you mean to annoy me again with some childishness, you little villain?
29. Do you annoy your brothers?
30. Do I annoy you?