chirm

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/

Definition of chirm

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
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noun

  1. (obsolete)A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

verb

  1. (obsolete)To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.
    “Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do.”

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Etymology

From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from…

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From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).

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