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irks

irks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of irk.

irks is the plural of irk.

Meaning of irk

Verb

irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)

  1. (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
    • It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.

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Questions about irks

What is irks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Irks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of irk.

Words near irks in the dictionary

  1. irkable
  2. irked
  3. Irken
  4. irketh
  5. irking
  6. irks
  7. irksom
  8. irksome
  9. irksomely
  10. irksomeness
  11. irksomenesses

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