| Pronunciation: | | churk
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| | Definition: | | [v] make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird |
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| | See Also: | | sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. {Chirp}, also {Creak}.]
1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
[Obs.]
All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.
--Cheucer.
2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Chirk\, v. t.
To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng.
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\Chirk\, a. [From {Chirk}, v. i.]
Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]
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