irk (redirected from irking)

irk  (ûrk)

tr.v. irked, irk·ing, irks

To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See Synonyms at annoy.

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[Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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irk [ɜːk]

vb

(tr) to irritate, vex, or annoy

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" gall anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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irk

verb irritate, annoy, aggravate (informal), provoke, bug (informal), put out (informal), gall, ruffle, nettle, vex, rile, peeve (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), miff (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal), rub you up the wrong way (informal), put your nose out of joint (informal), get your back up, put your back up The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.

Translations

irk [ɜːk] VT → fastidiar, molestar

irk [ˈɜː^rk] vt → agacer

irk

vt → verdrießen (geh), → ärgern

irk [ɜːk] vt → seccare

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irk [ɜːk] vt → seccare