Definition of irk Irk

/ɚˈk/ - [erk] - irk

We found 5 definitions of irk from 5 different sources.

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What does irk mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

irks, irking, irked  

irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
  gall
  anger make angry; "The news angered him"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • irk (v. t.)
    To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • irk
    ėrk, v.t. to weary: to trouble: to distress (now used only impersonally).—adj. Irk′some, causing uneasiness: tedious: unpleasant.—adv. Irk′somely.—n. Irk′someness. [M. E. irken—Scand., Sw. yrka, to urge; prob. cog. with L. urgēre.]

Part of speech

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  • irk, verb, present, 1st person singular of irk (infinitive).
  • irk, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

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