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vexing

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vex  (vks)
tr.v. vexed, vex·ing, vex·es
1. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To cause perplexity in; puzzle.
3. To bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict.
4. To debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length.
5. To toss about or shake up.

[Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexre; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

vexed·ly (vksd-l) adv.
vexer n.
vexing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vexingvexing - 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"
displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
2.vexingvexing - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
Translations
vexing [ˈveksɪŋ] ADJfastidioso, molesto, enojoso(LAm)
it's very vexingda mucha rabia
vexing [ˈvɛksɪŋ] adj [problem, question, issue] → épineux/euse
vexing
adjärgerlich, irritierend; problemverzwickt
vexing [ˈvɛksɪŋ] adj
a. (annoying) = vexatious
b. (puzzling) → sconcertante

vexing [ˈvɛksɪŋ] adj
a. (annoying) = vexatious
b. (puzzling) → sconcertante


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Dreary, chill November was howling out of doors, and vexing the atmosphere with sudden showers of wintry rain, or sometimes with gusts of snow, that rattled like small pebbles against the windows.
As it was, miserably and helplessly, not half himself, a puppet dreamer in a half-nightmare, he knew, as a restless sleeper awakening between vexing dreams, that he was being transported head-downward out of the canoe house that stank of death, through the village that was only less noisome, and up a path under lofty, wide-spreading trees that were beginning languidly to stir with the first breathings of the morning wind.
Here I have been composing my soul to do without it, and here you are vexing me with your vain suggestions.
 
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