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Definition of irk verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

irk

verb

NAmE//ərk//

irk somebody (to do something) it irks somebody that… (formal or literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they irk

he / she / it irks

past simple irked

-ing form irking

to annoy or irritate someone Her flippant tone irked him.

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