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irk

[ urk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
It irked him to wait in line.
Synonyms: tire, bother, fret, chafe

irk

/ ɜːk /

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Origin of irk¹

1300–50; Middle English irken to grow tired, tire < Old Norse yrkja to work, cognate with Old English wyrcan; work

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Origin of irk¹

C13 irken to grow weary; probably related to Old Norse yrkja to work

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But sometimes he veers into territory that could irk staunch patriots.

He was like a fly condemned to spend his life in the irk-some society of the spider.

The restrictions of the house began to irk her, and she was afraid of the garden.

The school drew revenues from the mills on the Irk in the days when that stream ran in limpid purity into the Irwell.

But even an influence as kindly as this gentle, indulgent old man's may irk.

When he had apparently made all ready, he stooped down again and smoothed out a ruck, lest its discomfort should irk the dead.

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