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Webster 1913 Edition

Chirm

Chirm

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf. AS.
cyrman
,
cirman
, to cry out. √24. Cf.
Chirp
.]
To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird.
[Obs.]
Huloet.
{

Churme

,

Chirm

}
,
Noun.
[See
Chirm
.]
Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing.
[Obs.]
The
churme
of a thousand taunts and reproaches.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chirm

CHIRM

,
Verb.
I.
To sing as a bird.

Definition 2024

chirm

chirm

English

Noun

chirm ‎(plural chirms)

  1. Collective noun for goldfinch.
  2. A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

Verb

chirm ‎(third-person singular simple present chirms, present participle chirming, simple past and past participle chirmed)

  1. (obsolete) To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.
    • 1552, Richard Huloet
      Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do.

Etymology

Compare chirp and Old English cyrman, cirman ‎(“to cry out”).

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