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[ ag-ruh-vey-ting ] / ˈæg rəˌveɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aggravating ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day. Origin of aggravatingFirst recorded in 1630–40; aggravate + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM aggravatingag·gra·vat·ing·ly, adverbun·ag·gra·vat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby aggravatingaggrandize, aggrandizement, aggravate, aggravated, aggravated trespass, aggravating, aggravation, aggregate, aggregated lymphatic follicles, aggregate fruit, aggregate glands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aggravatingSo while the poor sound quality was aggravating, it was also a signal of some weird legitimacy. Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’|Malcolm Jones|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are a lot of aggravating myths and narratives in politics. The Most Annoying Myth in Politics|Jamelle Bouie|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST We all know that spending time with your extended clan over the holidays can be aggravating. Can Being With Your Family on Thanksgiving Actually Kill You?|Kent Sepkowitz|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST It found a way to make one of the most aggravating aspects of modern American life, air travel, even more aggravating. Sequestration Empowered President Obama|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But after more than 10 aggravating, exorbitantly expensive and violent years, the world has pretty much had it with Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Could Be a Bonanza—or Lead to Disaster|Dr. Cheryl Benard|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST Edgar merely smiled with the most aggravating self-sufficiency. My Buried Treasure|Richard Harding Davis I wont dance with you again this evening, just to pay you for being so aggravating. Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester They would read passages from the British classics quite as aggravating as the laws. Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton I was irritated by the whole long train of aggravating circumstances, but said, "Give me the contract, I'll sign it." Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke If boys aren't the most aggravating things, when they want to be! The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island|Laura Lee Hope
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