What does exasperating mean?
Exasperating means present participle and gerund of exasperate.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of exasperate.
As a result, while the train was being shunted at Bombay, the buffers became locked, producing a situation most intriguing for the onlookers, but exasperating for the exalted passengers and the unhappy railway authorities.
Use exasperating when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Exasperating means present participle and gerund of exasperate.
Common synonyms include vexing, exacerbating, infuriating, intensifying.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As a result, while the train was being shunted at Bombay, the buffers became locked, producing a situation most intriguing for the onlookers, but exasperating for the exalted passengers and the unhappy railway authorities.
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