[chirk] vb [ME charken, chirken to creak, chirp, fr. OE cearcian to creak; akin to OE cracian to crack] (1843): cheer "play with her and ~ her up a little --Harriet B. Stowe"
CHIRK
Meaning of CHIRK in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012