chirk

Verb

Verb Forms: chirked, chirking, chirks

To make a short, sharp, usually unpleasant sound.
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
To become happier.
To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.

Adj

lively; cheerful; in good spirits

Adjective

Cheerful and lively; bright.

Examples

His chirk attitude was infectious, making even a losing game fun.
The board seemed to chirk as he laid down his final, winning word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakċną (“to make a sound, crack”). Doublet of chark. Related also to crake, crack.

Scrabble Score: 14

chirk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chirk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chirk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

chirk: valid Words With Friends Word