chirm

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

chirp

chirping

twitter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chirmen

Inherited from Old English: ċirman

Inherited from Middle English: chirm

Inherited from Old English: ċirm

In summary

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”).