"chirm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/ Forms: chirms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m 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 Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċierm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chirmen|t=to chirp, twitter}} Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), {{inh|en|ang|ċirman|t=to make a noise, cry out, shout}} Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karmijan|t=to make a sound}} Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”), {{inh|en|enm|chirm|t=the call of various birds; chirping}} Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), {{inh|en|ang|ċirm}} Old English ċirm, {{m|ang|ċyrm}} ċyrm, {{m|ang|ċierm|t=noise, cry, alarm}} ċierm (“noise, cry, alarm”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karmi}} Proto-West Germanic *karmi, {{m|gmw-pro|*karm}} *karm, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karmaz}} Proto-Germanic *karmaz, {{m|gem-pro|*karmiz}} *karmiz, {{doublet|en|charm|t1=sound, voices; group, flock}} Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chirm (plural chirms)
  1. A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
    Sense id: en-chirm-en-noun-oFQkRUzI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: churm, churme [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/ Forms: chirms [present, singular, third-person], chirming [participle, present], chirmed [participle, past], chirmed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m 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 Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċierm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chirmen|t=to chirp, twitter}} Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), {{inh|en|ang|ċirman|t=to make a noise, cry out, shout}} Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karmijan|t=to make a sound}} Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”), {{inh|en|enm|chirm|t=the call of various birds; chirping}} Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), {{inh|en|ang|ċirm}} Old English ċirm, {{m|ang|ċyrm}} ċyrm, {{m|ang|ċierm|t=noise, cry, alarm}} ċierm (“noise, cry, alarm”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karmi}} Proto-West Germanic *karmi, {{m|gmw-pro|*karm}} *karm, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*karmaz}} Proto-Germanic *karmaz, {{m|gem-pro|*karmiz}} *karmiz, {{doublet|en|charm|t1=sound, voices; group, flock}} Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chirm-en-verb-ca3XwOJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: churm, churme [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "chirming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirmed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chirmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chirm (third-person singular simple present chirms, present participle chirming, simple past and past participle chirmed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1552, Richard Huloet, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
          "text": "Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chirp",
          "chirp"
        ],
        [
          "mournful",
          "mournful"
        ],
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)m"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "churm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "churme"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chirm"
}

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