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How to pronounce peeved in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung


peeved about being left out.

Examples of peeved

peeved
Barbra was very peeved at the report, she says in a rambling set of liner notes.
From the time.com
What is it that so peeved Caitlin Flanagan in a now-famous rant in The Atlantic?
From the huffingtonpost.com
Speaking of suites, one unnamed current NFL owner got a bit peeved during a loss.
From the dallasnews.com
Waiting in a queue of time-poor, mildly peeved shoppers is not much fun either.
From the independent.co.uk
Internet giants are no doubt peeved-and preparing to tweak their business models.
From the economist.com
They expect a buffet of opportunities and are peeved when they don't materialize.
From the washingtonpost.com
Delta is also peeved its proposal to fly from Atlanta to China was turned down.
From the usatoday.com
Bell was particularly peeved with Republican Chief Inquisitor Malcolm Wallop, 45.
From the time.com
Even Federer, normally mild-mannered, is clearly peeved by the talk of his demise.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
  • (peeved) annoyed: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
  • A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to him or her, to a greater degree than others may find it.
  • Peeved is an American band that started in 1992 in Redmond, Washington.
  • (Peeves) Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the fictional wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...
  • An annoyance or grievance; To annoy; vex
  • (Peeves) is a poltergeist who haunts Hogwarts. Being a poltergeist, Peeves is a spirit rather than a physical being, but very different from the ghosts for which he is occasionally mistaken. Peeves is capable of flight, intangibility and teleportation. ...
  • (PEEVES) A spiteful, malicious ghost who haunts Hogwarts.
  • (Peeves) is a poltergeist who haunts Hogwarts. Peeves is often "chased" by Argus Filch, who is a Squib, trying to make him stop whatever he is doing. In the last book, Deathly Hallows, he proves himself trustworthy when throwing dung bombs at the Death Eaters. ...