Explore Irking through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Irking meaning
present participle and gerund of irk
Using Irking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of irk
- In the example corpus, irking often appears in combinations such as: irking the.
Context around Irking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Irking
- In this selection, "irking" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, process, stop, sufficiently and brock stand out and add context to how "irking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include change is irking no small and hawkwind sufficiently irking brock into. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "irking" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with irking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also, there’s a trend that’s got the be irking Trump. (12 words)
Google’s slow progress on what looks like a small change is irking no small amount of users. (18 words)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) regularly briefed reporters on negotiations with the White House throughout the process, irking some Democrats in Congress. (23 words)
Nor did Kaphale stop irking the bench: “Move on Hon Attorney General, we are judges and not jury,” bellowed Justice Mike Tembo as Kaphale insisted on asking in a manner the judges asked him to change. (36 words)
An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under the name Hawkwind. (32 words)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) regularly briefed reporters on negotiations with the White House throughout the process, irking some Democrats in Congress. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) regularly briefed reporters on negotiations with the White House throughout the process, irking some Democrats in Congress.
Also, there’s a trend that’s got the be irking Trump.
Google’s slow progress on what looks like a small change is irking no small amount of users.
Nadal’s delaying tactics were irking the Russian but he fashioned two break points, then a third, only for Nadal to escape again.
Nor did Kaphale stop irking the bench: “Move on Hon Attorney General, we are judges and not jury,” bellowed Justice Mike Tembo as Kaphale insisted on asking in a manner the judges asked him to change.
An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under the name Hawkwind.
Common combinations with irking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: