peeving

Variant of peeve

peeve definition

☆ peeve (pēv)

transitive verb peeved, peeving peev′·ing

Informal to make peevish or bad-tempered; annoy

Etymology: back-form. < peevish

noun

  1. an object of dislike; annoyance
  2. a peevish state

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