chirk

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verb

To become happier.

OriginMiddle English chirken ← Old English ċearcian ← Proto-West Germanic *krakōn →
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Meanings

chirk1

verbchirk (third-person singular simple present chirks, present participle chirking, simple past and past participle chirked)

present singular third person chirks · participle present chirking · participle past chirked · past chirked

  1. especiallyintransitiveTo become happier.
  2. especiallytransitiveTo make happier.
  3. To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
adjectivechirk (comparative chirker or more chirk, superlative chirkest or most chirk)

comparative chirker · comparative more chirk · superlative chirkest · superlative most chirk

  1. New EnglandUScolloquiallively; cheerful; in good spirits

Chirk2

proper noun
  1. A small town and community with a town council in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2937).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chirkyhappy

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*krakōn“to make a sound, crack”
  2. Old Englishċearcian“to chatter, creak, crash”
  3. Middle Englishchirken
  4. Englishchirk

From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to make a sound, crack”). Doublet of chark. Related also to crake, crack.

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APA

chirk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirk

MLA

“chirk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chirk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirk.

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