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girk

girk verb: to jerk, yerk.

Verb

girk (third-person singular simple present girks, present participle girking, simple past and past participle girked)

  1. (archaic) To jerk, yerk.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.

Noun

girk (plural girks)

  1. (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.

Forms of girk

Verb
third-person singular presentgirks
present participlegirking
past participlegirked
pastgirked
Noun
pluralgirks

Origin of girk

From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk.

Questions about girk

What does girk mean?
Girk means to jerk, yerk.
What part of speech is girk?
Girk can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of girk?
The past tense of girk is girked.

Words near girk in the dictionary

  1. Girimekhala
  2. girinimbine
  3. girinka
  4. Giris
  5. girisopam
  6. girk
  7. girked
  8. girkin
  9. girking
  10. girkins
  11. girks

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