Collocation
That sounds frustrating.
Used to express empathy or understanding that a situation or experience described by someone is difficult, annoying, or upsetting.
Definition
'That sounds frustrating.' is a common English collocation. Used to express empathy or understanding that a situation or experience described by someone is difficult, annoying, or upsetting.
That + sound(s) + adjective
“My internet keeps disconnecting, and I've lost all my work. Oh, that sounds frustrating!”
Examples
- I've been on hold for an hour trying to resolve this issue. That sounds frustrating, I'm sorry.
- They cancelled my flight again right before boarding, so I missed my connection. Wow, that sounds frustrating!
- My car broke down on the highway when I was already late for an important interview. That sounds incredibly frustrating.
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- The instructions for assembling this furniture are so unclear; I can't figure out step three. Yeah, that sounds frustrating.
- After all that hard work, the entire project was unexpectedly cancelled at the last minute. That truly sounds frustrating.
- Having to redo everything from scratch because of a random software glitch really sounds frustrating.
- He mentioned they changed the deadline without telling anyone until the day before it was due. That sounds frustrating for everyone involved.
- I know you really wanted to go to the concert, but it sold out immediately. That sounds frustrating, I'm sorry.
- Trying to debug a complex program late at night always sounds frustrating, especially when you're tired.
- Losing all your progress in a video game because of a sudden power cut? That sounds frustrating!
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