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chirk^¹

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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.

verb chirks · chirking · chirked

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

adjective chirker · more chirk · chirkest · most chirk

New England, US, colloquial lively; cheerful; in good spirits

Chirk^²

proper noun

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

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@misc{chirk_2026,
  title = {chirk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chirk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}