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chirk

[churk]
verb (used without object)
  1. to make a shrill, chirping noise.
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verb (used with object)
  1. Informal. to cheer (usually followed by up).
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Origin of chirk

before 1000; Middle English chirken to creak, chirrup, Old English circian to roar
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Examples from the Web for chirk

Historical Examples

  • She makes her laugh,' I says, 'an' she seems to chirk her right up.'

    The Little Grey House

    Marion Ames Taggart

  • And since his mother died this poor chap has had nobody to chirk him up.

  • She's a regular little witch, Sally is, but she'll chirk her up.

    The Pearl of Orr's Island

    Harriet Beecher Stowe

  • Mrs. Chirk was to return in the evening, so she felt no further anxiety about them.

    Queen Hildegarde

    Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

  • I was settin' with her, an' I said to her how much better she seemed to be, tryin' to chirk her up.

    David Harum

    Edward Noyes Westcott