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Meanings of irk in inglês

português
importunar
catalão
amoïnar
espanhol
fastidiar

Irritate or vex.

importunar
Synonyms
Examples for "gall"
Examples for "gall"
1
It was the last drop in the cup of gall, she thought.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig: A Novel
2
The cares of the world did not gall the shoulders of Mme.
The Indiscretion of the Duchess / Being a Story Concerning Two L...
3
She often ate the bread of sorrow steeped in wormwood and gall.
The Power of Faith / Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The...
4
The gall of the bear is used as medicine internally and externally.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the L...
5
Snake gall bladder proves especially effective in dissolving phlegm and improving vision.
Death of a Red Heroine
Usage of irk in inglês
1
Just certain things about her are really starting to irk my nerves.
Ebony
2
Some things annoy and irk me: for a start, golf and tennis.
The Guardian
3
But it would seem you still irk the earth with your presence.
Scarlet
4
The four walls of a room were an irk and a restraint.
The Night-Born
5
Would I had a few of the years that so irk thee.
Kim
6
Even so, the monotony of mere car repairing began to irk him.
The Wrong Twin
7
It doth irk me much, that ever I came unto this country.
The Nibelungenlied
8
At one time, the baby had been the only thing to irk her.
Maleficent
9
Any perception that Muscat is allying with Riyadh may irk Tehran, analysts say.
Reuters
10
But for some perverse reason it only served to irk him.
Four dukes and a devil
11
I assumed it was another of Mercedes's tricks to irk me.
The book of murder
12
Castor was not a man to mildly irk, never mind cross.
The Guardian
13
He will have been reluctant to irk Xi given the precarious state of negotiations.
Reuters
14
Twitter, Apple, AT&T irk customers User frustration ran high in IT news this week.
Reuters
15
It doesn't seem to be a major disappointment, but it may irk you nonetheless.
The South African
16
He wasn't sure when it had begun to irk him, but it did now.
Casket of Souls
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