Chirk

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chirk \Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. {Chirp}, also {Creak}.]
     1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
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              All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.


                                                    --Cheucer.
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     2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chirk \Chirk\, v. t.
     To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chirk \Chirk\, a. [From {Chirk}, v. i.]
     Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chirk
       v : make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door,
           mouse, or bird