chirk

An obsolete verb meaning to make a short, sharp sound like a bird or cricket; to chirp or creak.

• 🇫🇷Verbe archaïque signifiant émettre un son bref et aigu, semblable à celui d'un oiseau ou d'un grillon ; gazouiller ou grincer.

1. Make a shrill sound C2 formal

   To produce a short, high-pitched, creaking or squeaking noise, like that of a door, mouse, or bird.

   • The old door chirks every time it opens.
   • A mouse chirked softly from behind the wall.
   • The bird chirked once before flying away.

   🇫🇷grincer, crisser

   Synonymes: chirpcreakpeepscreechsqueaksqueal

   Antonymes: mumblemurmurwhisper

Variantes phrasal: chirk up