Chirk

Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive), Adjective

WORDNET DICTIONARY

chirk(v = verb.communication) - make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird;

Sample sentence:
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Chirk, v. i. [Cf. Chirp, also Creak.].

To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. [1913 Webster]
"All full of chirkyng was that sorry place." [1913 Webster]
To chirp like a bird. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Chirk, v. t.

To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [1913 Webster]

Chirk, a. [From Chirk, v. i.].

Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [1913 Webster]