Chirk Definition
chûrk
chirk, chirkest
verb
To make or become cheerful. Used with up.
American Heritage
To cheer (up)
Webster's New World
(intransitive, especially as chirk up) To become happier.
Wiktionary
(especially as chirk up) To make happier.
Wiktionary
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
Wiktionary
adjective
chirkest
Other Word Forms of Chirk
Adjective
Base Form:
chirk
Superlative:
chirkestOrigin of Chirk
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Middle English chirken to chirp, chirrup from Old English cearcian to chatter alteration of cracian to resound crack
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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