chirk
chirk · chirks · chirked · chirking
To become happierTo become happier.
Meaning
3 senses(especially, intransitive)To become happier.
(especially, transitive)To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
Origin
From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creFrom 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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Forms
chirks, chirking, chirked, chirkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle