Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with irritating in American Collocation
irritating
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ/
very
deeply
downright
extremely
highly
hugely
immensely
incredibly
intensely
particularly
really
so
very
I found her comment intensely irritating at the time.
rather
a bit
faintly
a little
mildly
moderately
quite
rather
slightly
somewhat
The only mildly irritating aspect of the evening was the fact that people were allowed to smoke indoors.
more and more
increasingly
David found the noise increasingly irritating as the night progressed.
be
become
find something
get
The hard drive makes a rattling noise which becomes very irritating.
Some people like his writing style, but I find it highly irritating.