chirk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird

WordNet

Chirk intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Chirp, also Creak.
Definitions
  1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. Obs.
    All full of chirkyng was that sorry place. Cheucer.
  2. To chirp like a bird. Obs. Chaucer.
Chirk transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. Colloq. New Eng.
Chirk adjective
Etymology
From Chirk, v. i.
Definitions
  1. Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. Colloq. New Eng.

Webster 1913