CHIRK

v. a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. [Obs.] All full of chirkyng was that sorry place. Cheucer.

2.
v.

To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3.
v.

To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ]

4.
a.

Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]

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