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Pat Riley

Meaning of "vexing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VEXING

vexing  [ˈvɛksɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEXING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vexing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VEXING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vexing in the English dictionary

The definition of vexing in the dictionary is causing much debate and discussion; troubling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VEXING


autosexing
ˈɔːtəʊˌseksɪŋ
beatboxing
ˈbiːtˌbɒksɪŋ
boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
chessboxing
ˈtʃɛsˌbɒksɪŋ
coaxing
ˈkəʊksɪŋ
fixing
ˈfɪksɪŋ
foxing
ˈfɒksɪŋ
letterboxing
ˈlɛtəˌbɒksɪŋ
match-fixing
ˈmætʃˌfɪksɪŋ
mixing
ˈmɪksɪŋ
multiplexing
ˈmʌltɪpleksɪŋ
nitrogen-fixing
ˈnaɪtrədʒənˌfɪksɪŋ
perplexing
pəˈpleksɪŋ
relaxing
rɪˈlæksɪŋ
shadow-boxing
ˈʃædəʊˌbɒksɪŋ
taxing
ˈtæksɪŋ
waxing
ˈwæksɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VEXING

vexatiously
vexatiousness
vexatory
vexed
vexed question
vexedly
vexedness
vexer
vexilla
vexillar
vexillary
vexillate
vexillation
vexillologic
vexillological
vexillologist
vexillology
vexillum
vexingly
vexingness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VEXING

according
accounting
acting
adding
advertising
amazing
anything
banking
be on to a good thing
becoming
beginning
being
booking
breaking
bring
building
kick boxing
price-fixing
spot fixing
vision mixing

Synonyms and antonyms of vexing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VEXING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vexing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vexing

Translation of «vexing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VEXING

Find out the translation of vexing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vexing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vexing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人烦恼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irritante
570 millions of speakers

English

vexing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обидно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vexatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তোষজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrariant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ärgerlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イライラさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애 태우게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vexing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây nhiều tranh cãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபாயகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रासदायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üzücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assillante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dokuczliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

образливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supărător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοργιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingewikkeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förargliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vexing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vexing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXING»

The term «vexing» is regularly used and occupies the 73.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vexing

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4 QUOTES WITH «VEXING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vexing.
1
Julianna Baggott
Writing is my obsession, my passion. My relationship with it is one of the most complex and agonizing and richly vexing that I have in my life.
2
Roman Jakobson
It is once again the vexing problem of identity within variety; without a solution to this disturbing problem there can be no system, no classification.
3
John Logan
Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I'm a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones where I don't understand their pain or their anguish, they are the characters that appeal to me.
4
Pat Riley
Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEXING»

Discover the use of vexing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vexing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue
Who can we count on? And who can count on us? These are the essential (and uncomfortable) questions loyalty poses. Loyalty and betrayal are the stuff of the great stories that move us: Agamemnon, Huck Finn, Brutus, Antigone, Judas.
Eric Felten, 2011
2
Vexing Nature?: On the Ethical Case Against Agricultural ...
In a fascinating narrative account of a journey that began in 1988 and ended twelve years later, Comstock tells the story of how he, an early and somewhat vocal critic of agricultural biotechnology, changed his mind about the ethical ...
Gary Comstock, 2000
3
Numbers Rule: The Vexing Mathematics of Democracy, from ...
Each chapter in this riveting book tells the story of one or more of these visionaries and the problem they sought to overcome, like the Marquis de Condorcet, the eighteenth-century French nobleman who demonstrated that a majority vote in ...
George G. Szpiro, 2010
4
Vexing Voss
For Voss, a Coletti Warlord, conquering the universe is a piece of cake.
Gail Koger, 2013
5
Vexing the Viscount
An impoverished viscount hoping to excavate a lost Roman treasure at his family estate enlists the help of an innocent miss he believes to be a French courtesan in exchange for lessons of love.
Mia Marlowe, Emily Bryan, 2012
6
The Vexing Case of Igor Shafarevich, a Russian Political Thinker
This volume offers the first comprehensive overview of non-mathematical writings and activities of Igor Shafarevich (b. 1923).
Krista Berglund, 2012
7
A Vexing Gadfly: The Late Kierkegaard on Economic Matters
The Late Kierkegaard on Economic Matters Eliseo Perez-Alvarez. The intellectual who flirts with ideas that are far from being actualized in his life filled the pages of the Journals. Take Eugene Sue, to quote just one example: “[he] has written ...
Eliseo Perez-Alvarez, 2009
8
Vexing the Viscount
Books by Christie Kelley Every Night I'm Yours Every Time We Kiss Something Scandalous Scandal of the Season One Night Scandal Bewitching theDuke Enticing theEarl Vexing theViscount Published by Kensington Publishing Corp.
Christie Kelley, 2014
9
Ruckus: The Vexing
Crying “wolf” is no longer effective as she has seemingly evolved from prey to predator.This cautionary tale for teens and authority figures alike serve as entertaining, yet realistic insight at the catastrophes' that may occur if ...
Meladi McNair, 2012
10
Body, Soul, and Life Everlasting: Biblical Anthropology and ...
The. Body-Soul. Question: Still. a. Vexing. Problem. Why another book on the body and the soul? Isn't this a dead issue, an old- fashioned theological topic which no one cares about anymore? Isn't it one of those purely academic questions ...
John W. Cooper, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEXING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vexing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
City's new sustainability chief at heart of vexing issues
It's doubtful Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel has ever met a stranger. She greets new people with a warm, two-handed handshake, as if saying hello to an old friend, and ... «The Coloradoan, Jul 15»
2
Podcast: How Data Can Solve Our Most Vexing Transportation …
“Forget about the data. Forget about the project — that we'd closed Times Square to cars. The only thing people could talk about was the beach chairs.”. «FiveThirtyEight, Jul 15»
3
Cost of solar power vexing to Colorado system owners, electric co-ops
Tim Edmonson charges his electric car Friday at his Castle Rock home. The Intermountain Rural Electric Cooperative wants a new rate that could dramatically ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
4
7 Leaders Try to Solve World's Vexing Problems
(Newser) – It's now past lunchtime in Germany, where seven world leaders are huddling for 26 hours in a bid to address an "ambitious agenda" of world issues. «Newser, Jun 15»
5
Vexing question: Why didn't I get the job?
On paper, you're perfect. You get an interview, and everyone is friendly. But you never get a job offer. Why? Maybe you didn't have the right skill set. Maybe you ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 15»
6
Funding shortfall for roads, bridges particularly vexing for GOP
WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats said Thursday they will propose extending a federal transportation bill by two months, but a crisis is still looming as the ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
7
Video: John Hickenlooper Says Legalizing Pot "Not as Vexing as …
He added, "If you look back, it's turned out not to be as vexing as some people like myself.... I opposed the original vote, didn't think it was a good idea. But the ... «Westword, May 15»
8
Colo. Gov.: Pot is 'not as vexing as we thought it was going to be'
If you look back it's turned out to not be as vexing as some of the people like myself — I opposed the original vote, didn't think it was a good idea. Now the voters ... «The Cannabist, Apr 15»
9
A vexing question for GOP hopefuls: 'Would you go to a gay wedding?'
The gay-wedding question — repeated on television and the campaign trail in recent days — has become one of the most vexing queries so far for 2016 ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
10
Bullying proves a vexing problem for schools
McKINNEY — The words on the cellphone screen called the 12-year-old girl ugly. Told her to rot in hell. Urged her to kill herself. Jennifer Smith's anger at the ... «Dallas Morning News, Apr 15»

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