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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
irritate .
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Examples
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The "socialite" label irritates him because he stopped going out when he turned 50.
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The appellation irritates residents who insist on the geographical representation of regional names, but "Vail Valley" has been in common use for our greater community for longer than the Vail Daily has existed.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Michael Cacioppo Vail 2010
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Was nice to tweak Hernandez, mostly because his nickname irritates the heck out of me.
Rangerfans.com 2008
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Freedom of expression irritates, because it allow much nonsense.
Beat 360° 9/29/09 2009
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Freedom of expression irritates, because it allow much nonsense things.
Beat 360° 9/29/09 2009
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Freedom of expression irritates, because it allow much nonsense. david d
Beat 360° 9/24/09 2009
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“Yes, yes,” he said slowly, “but the word irritates me.
Death of a Hawker Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977
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I have to admit right out that trying to minimize or even outlaw “offensive” cultural expression irritates me no end.
Archive 2006-02-01 Michael Caddell 2006
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I have to admit right out that trying to minimize or even outlaw “offensive” cultural expression irritates me no end.
Whitehead's Sandbur Michael Caddell 2006
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That word irritates a German, because he is conscious that he is not a subject, but a citizen of the empire.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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