How to pronounce “chirk”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (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.
• [Adjective]
• (colloquial, US, chiefly New England) lively; cheerful; in good spirits
• [Noun]
• a harsh grating or creaking noise
• (geology, North Northern Scots, Insular Scots) wet gravelly subsoil

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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