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Definition of chirk
transitive verb
: cheer play with her and chirk her up a little — Harriet B. Stowe
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Origin and Etymology of chirk
Middle English charken, chirken to creak, chirp, from Old English cearcian to creak; akin to Old English cracian to crack
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