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View synonyms for irk

irk

[ urk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:

    It irked him to wait in line.

    Synonyms: tire, bother, fret, chafe



irk

/ ɜːk /

verb

  1. tr to irritate, vex, or annoy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of irk1

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

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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