: intense and usually openly displayed anger
ire
transitive verb
Ireland
Examples of ire in a Sentence
Noun
He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
A day prior, the same group of senators voted to advance the deal, much to the ire of many of their fellow Democrats.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Minott and Queta couldn’t escape Mazzulla’s ire, however, even in a lopsided win.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Exit poll data showed where those frustrated voters directed their ire.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
With the unicorn slowly floating away, Meredith turns her ire toward Whitney at breakfast for seemingly cosigning the TikTok allegation.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
A day prior, the same group of senators voted to advance the deal, much to the ire of many of their fellow Democrats.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Minott and Queta couldn’t escape Mazzulla’s ire, however, even in a lopsided win.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Exit poll data showed where those frustrated voters directed their ire.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ire
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ire. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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