Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: exasperating
IPA transcription: [ɪɡz'æspɚ,eɪtɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing
    Meaning: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
Usage examples
  • How exasperating!
  • My wife's G.P.--an exasperating sort of ass.
  • That's what makes the thing so exasperating."
  • "Well," he remarked, with exasperating coolness, "I guess you must 'a' passed him on the road.
  • "This way," said the captain, dexterously profiting by the sudden change in her humor, and cunningly refraining from exasperating it by saying more himself.
  • The bachelors' set of quarters is next to ours, so we all got ready together, and I must say that the deliberate way in which each girth was examined, bridles fixed, rifles fastened to saddles, and other things done, was most exasperating.