| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  ûrk |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: irked, irk·ing, irks
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See synonyms at annoy. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue. See werg- in Appendix I.
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