IRK

gall, irk

(verb) irritate or vex; “It galls me that we lost the suit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)

(transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

Synonyms

• See also annoy

Anagrams

• IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik

Proper noun

Irk

A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.

Anagrams

• IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik

Source: Wiktionary


Irk, v. t. Etym: [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]

Definition: To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present. To see this sight, it irks my very soul. Shak. It irketh him to be here. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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