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- Dictionaryirk/ərk/
verb
- 1. irritate; annoy: "it irks her to think of the runaround she received"
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The meaning of IRK is to make weary, irritated, or bored. How to use irk in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Irk.
to annoy someone: The negative reply to my complaint really irked me. Synonym. gall. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to annoy someone. annoy It annoys me that you're always late. bother It bothers me that you don't help with the washing up. irritate After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.
Irk definition: to irritate, annoy, or exasperate. See examples of IRK used in a sentence.
irk. The verb irk means "annoy," so if the incessant barking of your next door neighbor's pug is driving you crazy, you can say that the noise irks you. Being irked is an individual thing — what drives you crazy might be something your friend doesn't even notice.
irk. (ɜːʳk ) Word forms: irks , irking , irked. verb. If something irks you, it irritates or annoys you. [formal] The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly. [VERB noun] She was irked by their behavior.
to annoy someone: The negative reply to my complaint really irked me. Synonym. gall. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to annoy someone. annoy It annoys me that you're always late. bother It bothers me that you don't help with the dishes. irritate After a while her behavior really began to irritate me.
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See Synonyms at annoy. [Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue; see werg- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of irk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To irritate; annoy; bother. It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it. Wiktionary. Synonyms: gall. upset. pique. loess. agitate. abrade. ruffle. rile. peeve. nettle. irritate. disturb. chafe. bug. bother. Antonyms: delight.
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