- present participle of aggravate.
aggravating
Example Sentences
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He said the international community needed to do more to prevent foreign trawlers operating illegally in the region, aggravating locals.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
But Nexstar seems to be only aggravating the tension between its professed Middle America branding and its actual business moves.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
She said Swalwell’s denials of the online accusations in the week leading up to the stories’ publication were aggravating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“The AI Doc” is a well-intentioned but aggravating soup of information and opinion that wants to move at the speed of machine thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Jumper was full of a lot of pesky, aggravating mule tricks; but when you called on him to move a load, he’d move it or bust something.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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