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Vex v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed p. pr. & vb. n. Vexing.]
1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars. --Pope.
2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. “I will not vex your souls.”
Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom. --Dryden.
Syn: -- See Tease.
vexing
adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of
manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: exasperating,
infuriating, maddening]
2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay";
"nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of
pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a
teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious
child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
[syn: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome,
pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey,
teasing, vexatious]