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chirk
(verb) make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chirk (third-person singular simple present chirks, present participle chirking, simple past and past participle chirked)
(intransitive, especially as "chirk up") To become happier.
(transitive, especially as "chirk up") To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
chirk (comparative chirker or more chirk, superlative chirkest or most chirk)
(colloquial, US, chiefly, New England) lively; cheerful; in good spirits
• The comparative and superlative forms of chirky — chirkier and chirkiest — are sometimes used suppletively as comparative and superlative forms of chirk.
Chirk
A small town in the Wrexham, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2937).
Source: Wiktionary
Chirk, v. i. Etym: [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.
Definition: To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ]
Chirk, a. Etym: [From Chirk, v. i.]
Definition: Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.