- present participle of frustrate.
frustrating
Example Sentences
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Brian Schaer, 43, a limestone miner from southern Iowa, sums up the inchoate resentment: “It’s frustrating when you don’t get your stuff going.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
For Snærós Sindradóttir of the European Movement in Iceland that is frustrating.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating game for Garretson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s frustrating and unnecessary; it’s also not about me.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
My mom says it must be so frustrating because my grandfather used to be such an active man, but he never lets it bother him.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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