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irk
This verb describes a specific type of annoyance that is often cumulative or stemming from a minor, repetitive nuisance rather than a sudden, explosive anger. It suggests a feeling of being bothered or vexed by something that is tedious or persistently irritating.
In terms of register, it is slightly more formal or literary than "annoy" or "bug," but it is common in standard written and spoken English. It is almost exclusively used in the active voice to describe the source of the irritation, though it frequently appears in the passive form "to be irked by" to describe the state of the person feeling the annoyance.
Meanings
Examples
It really irks me when people talk during the movie.
His constant whistling began to irk his coworkers.
The slow pace of the bureaucracy irks the young lawyer.
It irked her that he never remembered her birthday.
The repetitive clicking of the pen irks the students in the quiet library.
I wonder why such a small detail irks him so much.
The detective found that the suspect's smug attitude irked him deeply.