irk
[ urk ]
verb (used with object)
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
Origin of irk
11300–50; Middle English irken to grow tired, tire <Old Norse yrkja to work, cognate with Old English wyrcan;see work
Other words for irk
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How to use irk in a sentence
Can the U.S. reassert its role in Asia without irking Beijing?
His heart leaped at the notion of getting away from Ponkwasset; he perceived how it had been irking him to stay.
April Hopes | William Dean Howells"I have no desire or intention of irking you up, sir," he said.
Frank Merriwell's Backers | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for irk
irk
/ (ɜːk) /
verb
(tr) to irritate, vex, or annoy
Origin of irk
1C13 irken to grow weary; probably related to Old Norse yrkja to work
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