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chirk en · ADJ

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (New-England, US, colloquial) lively; cheerful; in good spirits

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most chirk	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
chirkest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more chirk	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
chirker	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

chirk en · VERB

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (as "chirk up", especially, intransitive) To become happier.
2. (as "chirk up", especially, transitive) To make happier.
3. To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chirks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
chirked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
chirked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
chirking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic