During the film, the most irritating sound was the clink of ice in real glasses.

One of them squeaked but neither woman seemed to notice the irritating sound.

It was a high, piercing, irritating sound unlike anything Logan had ever heard.

The irritating blatting sound which means "action stations" is designed to break through sleep.

That had the irritating sound of an old saying.

There was something about this land, an insistent, irritating sound interrupted his thoughts.

In addition, people's perceptions about these irritating sounds may increase stress levels and how they rate the sound.

But through the silence there came a particularly audible and irritating sound of somebody whispering somewhere.

It was rather an eerie sound, hollow and irritating.

Fortunately, I've never been bothered by the irritating sound of high heels overhead or hard rock next door.