- present participle of aggravate.
aggravating
Example Sentences
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If central banks cut interest rates to boost growth during a period of stagflation they run the risk of further aggravating inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
But around kids her own age, Bonnie is so timid she becomes aggravating to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
“This whole thing is aggravating because there’s no place in America where you can just take it down the road,” said Terry White, Discovery’s retired orbital processing chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But it was no use — the spider was either so large, or so magical, that the spells were doing no more than aggravating it.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
