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Lirk vs Irk - What's the difference?

lirk | irk |

As verbs the difference between lirk and irk

is that lirk is to jerk while irk is to irritate; annoy; bother.

As a noun lirk

is a crease; rumple; fold.

lirk

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lyrken, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To jerk.
  • To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  • To become creased or wrinkled.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lerke, from the verb. See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crease; rumple; fold.
  • A fold in the skin; a wrinkle.
  • irk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to irritate; annoy; bother
  • It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * irksome

    Anagrams

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