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IRK

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they irk  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it irks  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: irked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: irked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: irking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irritate or vexplay

Example:

It galls me that we lost the suit

Synonyms:

gall; irk

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "irk" is one way to...):

anger (make angry)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to irk Sue

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