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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are irritating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that causes annoyance or discomfort.
Example: "The constant noise from the construction site are irritating to the residents nearby."
Alternatives: "are bothersome" or "are annoying".
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They – and to be fair to Larry, Adam and The Edge, we're mostly talking about Bono – may be irritating but, ultimately, they are irritating for good.
This will always be irritating, just as exorbitant prices for last-minute airline tickets are irritating.
The characters are irritating.
The disappointments are irritating.
They are irritating enough.
Most medication side effects are irritating, harmful, or downright deadly.
Although electronic departures are irritating, they will surely continue.
But the shrieks they belt out during their matches are irritating.
Tolerance and women's rights, as Stern observes, are irritating to those left behind by modernity.
"The tiny projectiles," we read, "are irritating to humans and can be fatal to small predators if inhaled".
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It should be noted that all of the abovementioned tests are associated with certain limitations, such as over-sensitivity for acutely toxic compounds, over-sensitivity for compounds that are irritating/corrosive, lack of metabolism, water solubility, etc.
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