- present participle of irk.
irking
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Moffett said that, in the old days, television channels didn’t have to worry about irking customers with rising costs, because that relationship was handled by a middleman — the cable companies.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
The head of German auto industry group VDA decried the EU parliament's decision, saying it sent a "devastating sign" and risked irking Mercosur countries.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The company had also stopped communicating with Jefferies’ investment bankers, irking people within the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Green Day rang in the new year by irking the richest man in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Not two hours altogether of such intercourse had been his, but it had been enough to infuse all his consciousness with a vague but irking discontent.
From The Destroying Angel by Louis Joseph Vance
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