irking Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- exasperating
- riling
- teasing
- peeving
- provoking
- grating
- getting
- narking
- worrying
- spiting
- itching
- ruffling
- piquing
- wearing-on
- insulting
- griping
- hacking-off-
- galling
- vexing
- infuriating
- burning-up-
- getting-to
- plaguing
- eating
- angering
- chafing
- nettling
Weak:
- discomforting
- upsetting
- perturbing
- enraging
- pestering
- freaking-out-
- agitating
- sticking-in-one-s-craw
- outraging
- heckling
- incensing
- undoing
- bullyragging
- exercising
- baiting
- unhinging
- miffing
- roiling
- hassling
- ballyragging
- rubbing-the-wrong-way
- maddening
- getting-on-one-s-nerves
- deviling
- disquieting
- getting-one-s-goat
- harassing
- offending
- affronting
- frosting
- harrying
- distressing
- nagging
- putting-out
- rasping
- rousing
- inflaming
- unsettling
- enflaming
- antagonizing
- devilling
- setting-one-s-teeth-on-edge
- fretting
- rankling
- badgering
Meaning of irking
irking
the fact of being annoying, to make weary, irritated, or bored, a source of annoyance
irking Sentence Examples
- The constant buzzing of the refrigerator was irking my nerves.
- Her smug smile irked me to no end.
- The repetitive clicking sound from the neighbor's house was irkingly persistent.
- The slow pace of the line at the store irked me more and more with each minute.
- The constant interruptions from colleagues irked me during an important meeting.
- The persistent dripping faucet was irkingly annoying.
- Her unsolicited advice continually irked my patience.
- The constant blinking light on the dashboard irked me every time I drove.
- The child's whining and tantrums were irkingly disruptive.
- The nagging sensation in my tooth was irking and impossible to ignore.
FAQs About the word irking
the fact of being annoying, to make weary, irritated, or bored, a source of annoyance
bothering,annoying, bugging, irritating, aggravating, persecuting, exasperating, riling, teasing, peeving
conciliating, gratifying, pacifying, obliging, mollifying, satisfying, assuring, pleasing, placating, delighting
The constant buzzing of the refrigerator was irking my nerves.
Her smug smile irked me to no end.
The repetitive clicking sound from the neighbor's house was irkingly persistent.
The slow pace of the line at the store irked me more and more with each minute.
