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irk
(ûrk)tr.v.irked,irk·ing,irks
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See Synonyms at annoy.
[Middle Englishirken,to weary, possibly from Old Norseyrkja,to work, make verses, harangue; seewerg- inIndo-European roots.]
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irk
(ɜːk)vb
(tr) to irritate, vex, or annoy
[C13irken to grow weary; probably related to Old Norseyrkja to work]
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irk
(ɜrk)v.t.
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate.
[1300–50; Middle English: to grow tired, tire < Old Norseyrkja to work, c. Old Englishwyrcan]
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irk
- Originally meant "grow tired"; a possible source is Old Norse yrkja, "work."See also related terms fortired.
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irk
Past participle:irked
Gerund:irking
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I irk |
you irk |
he/she/it irks |
we irk |
you irk |
they irk |
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I irked |
you irked |
he/she/it irked |
we irked |
you irked |
they irked |
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I am irking |
you are irking |
he/she/it is irking |
we are irking |
you are irking |
they are irking |
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I have irked |
you have irked |
he/she/it has irked |
we have irked |
you have irked |
they have irked |
Past Continuous |
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I was irking |
you were irking |
he/she/it was irking |
we were irking |
you were irking |
they were irking |
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I had irked |
you had irked |
he/she/it had irked |
we had irked |
you had irked |
they had irked |
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I will irk |
you will irk |
he/she/it will irk |
we will irk |
you will irk |
they will irk |
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I will have irked |
you will have irked |
he/she/it will have irked |
we will have irked |
you will have irked |
they will have irked |
Future Continuous |
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I will be irking |
you will be irking |
he/she/it will be irking |
we will be irking |
you will be irking |
they will be irking |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been irking |
you have been irking |
he/she/it has been irking |
we have been irking |
you have been irking |
they have been irking |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been irking |
you will have been irking |
he/she/it will have been irking |
we will have been irking |
you will have been irking |
they will have been irking |
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I had been irking |
you had been irking |
he/she/it had been irking |
we had been irking |
you had been irking |
they had been irking |
Conditional |
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I would irk |
you would irk |
he/she/it would irk |
we would irk |
you would irk |
they would irk |
Past Conditional |
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I would have irked |
you would have irked |
he/she/it would have irked |
we would have irked |
you would have irked |
they would have irked |
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Verb | 1. | irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" anger - make angry; "The news angered him" |
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irk
verbirritate,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 upThe rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
irk
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
irk
vt →verdrießen(geh), →ärgern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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I did not think of those drinks with any yearning, with anyirk at the length of the voyage.
Strickland was distinguished from most Englishmen by his perfect indifference to comfort; it did notirk him to live always in one shabby room; he had no need to be surrounded by beautiful things.
And yet, while he was delighted with the smoothness with which everything was going, and with the fact that they had found plenty to talk about, he was aware of anirk under it all.
But the head of the department was called away to the telephone, and in her mind the splendid promise of the carpets and theirk of the pocket-book were thrust aside by a greater doubt and anxiety.
The sight of her gave Sheldon fresh courage, and the tedious hours of waiting did notirk him.
And all the while, interested in the discussion, Martin had been aware of anirk in it as well.
The trampling of swift horses and the sound of mules watering at my sacred springs will alwaysirk you, and men will like better to gaze at the well-made chariots and stamping, swift-footed horses than at your great temple and the many treasures that are within.
The four walls of a room were anirk and a restraint.
He was tired of having to do things because he was told; and the restrictionsirked him, not because they were unreasonable, but because they were restrictions.
But when I came back itirked me sorely to see the fellow strut about as though he owned the place.
Itirks me, nevertheless, that the partner of her iniquity should not at least, stand on the scaffold by her side.
And,' added she musingly, 'the thing thatirks me most is this shattered prison, after all.
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