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to nark

to nark

1 9.7
To annoy someone and make them feel irritated
  • verb
  • /nɑːk/
  • UK
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  • He always seems to nark his colleagues with his constant complaining about the workload.

Examples

  • Yeah, women get a bit narked when you try and involve another bird.

    Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)

  • Stop narking me by always pointing out my mistakes in front of others.

  • I love how Twitter narks on people, just says you're blocked.

  • Are you narked at Donnie for thinking he performed his work out of greed and false patriotism?

    Blog text (5)

  • She was really narked when her friends canceled their plans at the last minute.

Synonyms

to annoy
vsto nark
246 1.0

Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions

is mainly British in usage rather than general international use
to rile
vsto nark
63 6.9

Make someone annoyed, often by small things

is primarily British in use rather than used across English varieties
to irk
vsto nark
25 6.3

Make someone feel annoyed

is used mainly in British English rather than broadly elsewhere

Antonyms

to please
216 1.0

To make someone happy or satisfied

Compounds

copper's nark
  • Slang
9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about crimes

How Annoying

to infuriate
46 5.0
to irritate
78 2.9
to nark
  • UK
1 9.7
to annoy
246 1.0
to bother
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

nark infinitive
narked past
narked past participle
narking present participle
narks third person singular

Etymology

Nark meaning 'to annoy' comes from older British slang nark and the adjective narky, which mean 'irritable' or 'bad-tempered'. So to nark someone is to make them annoyed.