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to nark
01
to irritate or bother someone, especially with small annoyances
Transitive: to nark sb
Examples
His constant whistling narked her during the study session.
02
to secretly inform on someone or report their actions, often to authorities
Intransitive: to nark on sb | to nark to an authority
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
nark
3rd person singular
narks
Past simple
narked
Past participle
narked
Examples
He was known to nark on his friends whenever he was in trouble.
Nark
01
an informer or spy working for the police
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
animate
Plural form
narks
Examples
The nark told the teacher who cheated on the test.
02
a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
