Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
irk-ing
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of irk

Questions

What does irking mean?
present participle and gerund of irk

How to pronounce irking

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