chirm

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/

The English word “chirm” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

verb

To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.

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, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm…

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