- present tense form of irritate (3rd person singular).
irritates
Example Sentences
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That tension with boxing's old guard irritates Paul.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
‘How do you come up with things to write about?” a young George Will once asked William F. Buckley Jr. That’s easy, said the National Review founder, “the world irritates me three times a week.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025
The ammonia gas irritates the nasal membranes, causing a reflex that increases breathing and heart rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Everything irritates me, and cheery people just make that worse.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
