irked; irking; irks
: to make weary, irritated, or bored
1
: the fact of being annoying
2
: a source of annoyance
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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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William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
While the diverse kinds of grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services or Energy Department loan programs may not immediately seem representative of the sub-regulatory decrees that irk industry, increasingly the malignant materiality and significance of grants deserve more attention.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 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
Tesla fans and Musk may still be irked about a White House event in August 2021, when General Motors (GM)’ EV efforts were praised — and Tesla was snubbed.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
While the diverse kinds of grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services or Energy Department loan programs may not immediately seem representative of the sub-regulatory decrees that irk industry, increasingly the malignant materiality and significance of grants deserve more attention.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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