"vexing" meaning in All languages combined

See vexing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more vexing [comparative], most vexing [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vexynge|t=harassment}} Middle English vexynge (“harassment”), {{af|en|vex|-ing}} vex + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} vexing (comparative more vexing, superlative most vexing)
  1. Causing annoyance or pain; irritating. Derived forms: most vexing parse, vexingly, vexingness
    Sense id: en-vexing-en-adj-9Ym0Go81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 73 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 6 13

Noun [English]

Forms: vexings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vexynge|t=harassment}} Middle English vexynge (“harassment”), {{af|en|vex|-ing}} vex + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} vexing (plural vexings)
  1. vexation
    Sense id: en-vexing-en-noun-uRKMqmhr

Verb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vexynge|t=harassment}} Middle English vexynge (“harassment”), {{af|en|vex|-ing}} vex + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} vexing
  1. present participle and gerund of vex Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: vex
    Sense id: en-vexing-en-verb-34Ax2mjk

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} vexing
  1. Alternative form of vexynge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: vexynge
    Sense id: en-vexing-enm-noun-tC4cRpTP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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