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To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.

Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]

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

To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

One who chirps, or is cheerful.

Cheerful; joyous; chatty.

Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. Shak.

Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." Shak.

In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a comfortable life. My lord leans wondrously to discontent; His comfortable temper has forsook him: He is much out of health. Shak.

ciety is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. South. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. Macaulay.

Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. Spenser. More cheerfull; though not less contentious, regions. Brougham.

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively. The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. Dickens.

To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. Not dispirited with my afflictions. Dryden. He has dispirited himself by a debauch. Collier.

To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music.

The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.

though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom. This general applause and cheerful sShak.

Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition. So much I feel my genial spirits droop. Milton.

The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.

Gayly; cheerfully. Johnson.