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A Writer's Dictionary:

irking Definition


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irk
verb
    irked, irking
    1. To annoy or irritate, especially persistently.
      Thesaurus: irritate, provoke, bother, annoy, aggravate, peeve, vex, perturb, weary, tire, rile, bug (slang), rub the wrong way; Antonym: please.
Etymology: 16c in this sense; 13c, meaning ‘to grow weary'.



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