Thesaurus / irk
FEEDBACKHow to use irk in a sentence
It’s not something the group is determined to pursue but the idea has now advanced far enough to reportedly irk some of its allies.
POLITICS REPORT: BIA TALKS NEW TAXSCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSAUGUST 21, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIn fact, Gen Zers are more likely to create their own product and brand to replace the brand that has irked them.
CMO SUMMIT RECAP: HOW MARKETERS ARE ADJUSTING TO THE DELAYED PHASE-OUT OF THIRD-PARTY COOKIESSARA JERDEJULY 27, 2021DIGIDAYThey are a beloved part of our lifestyle, but when untrained, they terrorize wildlife, chase bikers, irk passersby, and cause trouble on trails.
I WAS A BAD DOG OWNER. DON’T BE LIKE ME.KATE SIBERMAY 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINENone, however, irks insiders in a presidential operation like the 100-Day contest.
100 DAYS, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC EDITIONPHILIP ELLIOTTAPRIL 30, 2021TIMEElrich irked smart-growth advocates in 2019 for questioning housing targets set by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
AFTER SETTING AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS, A LIBERAL MD. SUBURB STRUGGLES TO TAKE ACTIONREBECCA TANAPRIL 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThis is done without the consent of game makers, and occasionally, some are irked that their content is distributed without permission, but Latimore says most developers are happy the project exists at all.
FLASH IS DEAD. THESE GAMES FROM THE EARLY 2000S HOPE TO LIVE ON.ELISE FAVIS, SHANNON LIAOAPRIL 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHe was like a fly condemned to spend his life in the irk-some society of the spider.
AMERICAN SKETCHESCHARLES WHIBLEYThe restrictions of the house began to irk her, and she was afraid of the garden.
POPPYCYNTHIA STOCKLEYThe school drew revenues from the mills on the Irk in the days when that stream ran in limpid purity into the Irwell.
THE RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN; RIVERS OF THE SOUTH AND WEST COASTSVARIOUSBut even an influence as kindly as this gentle, indulgent old man's may irk.
THE TRANSGRESSION OF ANDREW VANEGUY WETMORE CARRYLWORDS RELATED TO IRK
- abrade
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- bluster
- bother
- browbeat
- bully
- chafe
- confuse
- cow
- disconcert
- disquiet
- disturb
- excite
- floor
- flummox
- flurry
- fluster
- fret
- fuddle
- gall
- get to
- harass
- intimidate
- irk
- nettle
- peeve
- perturb
- provoke
- put off
- put out
- rattle
- rattle one's cage
- shake up
- stir
- stump
- throw into tizzy
- torment
- trouble
- unsettle
- vex
- wear
- worry
- annoy
- bore
- burn out
- bush
- collapse
- crawl
- debilitate
- deject
- depress
- disgust
- dishearten
- dispirit
- displease
- distress
- drain
- droop
- drop
- enervate
- ennui
- exasperate
- fag
- fail
- faint
- fatigue
- flag
- fold
- give out
- go stale
- grow weary
- harass
- irk
- irritate
- jade
- nauseate
- overburden
- overstrain
- overtax
- overwork
- pain
- pall
- peter out
- poop out
- prostrate
- put to sleep
- sap
- sicken
- sink
- strain
- tax
- vex
- weaken
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- wilt
- worry
- yawn
- aims
- aspires
- attacks
- bears down
- chip away at
- competes
- contends
- contests
- does one's best
- drives for
- endeavors
- essays
- exerts oneself
- goes after
- goes all out
- goes for
- has a crack
- has a go
- has a shot
- has a stab
- has a whack
- knocks oneself out
- labors
- lifts a finger
- makes a bid
- makes a pass at
- makes an attempt
- makes an effort
- proposes
- puts oneself out
- risks
- seeks
- shoots for
- speculates
- strives
- struggles
- tackles
- undertakes
- ventures
- vies for
- works
- wrangles
- afflict
- agitate
- ail
- annoy
- bug
- burden
- burn up
- concern
- discommode
- discompose
- disconcert
- disoblige
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- drive up the wall
- flip out
- fret
- get to
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- impose on
- inconvenience
- irk
- irritate
- make a fuss
- make a scene
- make waves
- pain
- perplex
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- psych
- put out
- sadden
- spook
- stir up
- strain
- stress
- torment
- try
- upset
- vex
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