different between irk vs heckle
irk
English
Etymology
From Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijan? (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrcan, wyr?ean (“to work”). More at work.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k/
- Rhymes: -??(r)k
Verb
irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)
- (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
- It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:annoy
Derived terms
- irksome
- irky
Translations
Anagrams
- IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik
Manx
Noun
irk
- plural of ark
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heckle
English
Etymology
Transferred usage of Middle English hekelen (“to comb flax or hemp with a heckle”), from hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”), from Middle Dutch hekelen (“to prickle, irritate”), from Proto-Germanic *hakil?n?. Related to hackle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h?k?l/
- Rhymes: -?k?l
Verb
heckle (third-person singular simple present heckles, present participle heckling, simple past and past participle heckled)
- (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]
- (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
- Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
- (textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
Synonyms
(prepare flax for spinning): hackle
Related terms
- heckler
- heckling
Translations
Noun
heckle (plural heckles)
- Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”)
- The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
- A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
Anagrams
- Heckel
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