Querk vs. Quirk

Querk vs. Quirk — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Querk and Quirk

Querkverb

(transitive) To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate.

Quirknoun

an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone

The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.

Querkverb

(intransitive) To grunt; moan.

Quirknoun

(architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit

Quirknoun

(archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.

Quirkverb

(ambitransitive) To move with a wry jerk.

He quirked an eyebrow.The corners of her mouth quirked.
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Quirkverb

To furnish with a quirk or channel.

Quirknoun

a strange attitude or habit

Quirknoun

a narrow groove beside a beading

Quirkverb

twist or curve abruptly;

She quirked her head in a peculiar way