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chirk.

To become happier.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To become happier.

    especially · intransitive
  2. To make happier.

    especially · transitive
  3. To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj
  1. lively; cheerful; in good spirits

    New-England · US · colloquial
Where this word comes from

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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