chirks (up)

present tense third-person singular of chirk (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirks (up)
Verb
  • Paul takes a local gal to his hotel room for a nightcap, which inspires the gal’s husband to take a chair to Paul’s head.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But Berner would still be white — specifically, the kind of white girl who gets in the face of a Black woman and yells at her that her mere existence inspires violence.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Pruning also stimulates branching, which encourages more flowers.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For example, generative AI might provide you with an essay that glorifies a particular addiction or could engage in a dialogue that encourages you to become addicted to this or that addictive substance or non-substance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Chirks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirks%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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