irked; irking; irks
: to make weary, irritated, or bored
1
: the fact of being annoying
2
: a source of annoyance
Synonyms
Examples of irk in a Sentence
Verb
Drivers were irked by the higher gasoline prices.
It irks me to have to clean up after you.
Noun
one of the prof's major irks is a cell phone that rings during a lecture
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Very early on in the cycle, Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines prioritized recruiting wealthy, drama-free Republican Senate candidates who could finance their own campaigns, perform well in the general, and not irk Donald Trump.
—Brittany Bernstein, National Review, 31 July 2024
Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
The Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson varieties seem to sit somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of immunological irk.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
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Verb
What may have irked the Republicans and Musk is that most of the content that scared advertisers away tended to come from the right-wing fever swamp, which no self-respecting corporation would want to be seen endorsing.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Very early on in the cycle, Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines prioritized recruiting wealthy, drama-free Republican Senate candidates who could finance their own campaigns, perform well in the general, and not irk Donald Trump.
—Brittany Bernstein, National Review, 31 July 2024
Noun
The violence gets worse from there, and somehow all that is supposed to fit into a show about a Washington socialite whose biggest irk in the premiere is her rivalry with the first lady.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
The Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson varieties seem to sit somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of immunological irk.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
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“Irk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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