chirk

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chirk \Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. Chirp, also Creak.]

1.To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.— Cheucer.[1913 Webster]

2.To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Chirk \Chirk\, v. t. To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ] [1913 Webster]
Chirk \Chirk\, a. [From Chirk, v. i.] Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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