Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chirk up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: chirk up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make more cheerful; to cause to perk up.

Transitive verb

verb

To become more cheerful; to perk up or become animated or enthusiastic.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""Well, I think," said Mis' Jane Moran, "that we've hit on the only way we could have hit on to chirk each other up over a hard time.""
"My idea was to chirk him up at the start."
""Go ahead," he says, and I see Jim chirk up to listen."
"Now you jest wipe your eyes and chirk up."
"She was terrified but in control. n. How, on the trip around the country my parents took the year after my birth, their mood sank so low that even my brother sensed it. "Chirk up, guys," he said. "Chirk up." They laughed at that."

Usage

Inflected Forms

chirks up (present, singular) chirking up (participle, present) chirked up (participle, past) chirked up (past)

Synonyms

cheer cheer up

Questions

What does chirk up mean?: To make more cheerful; to cause to perk up.

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