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IRK
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they irk ... he / she / it irks
Past simple: irked
Past participle: irked
-ing form: irking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Irritate or vex
Example:
It galls me that we lost the suit
Synonyms:
gall; irk
Classified under:
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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