chirm

4 definitions found

chirm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chirm \Chirm\, n. [AS. cirm, cyrm.]
     Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many
     voices, notes of birds, or the like.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  Chirm \Chirm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out.
     [root]24. Cf. Chirp.]
     To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.]
     --Huloet.
     [1913 Webster]

  Churme \Churme\, Chirm \Chirm\, n. [See Chirm.]
     Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches.
                                                    --Bacon.
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chirm - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "chirm":
     babel, brouhaha, cheep, chip, chipper, chirrup, chitter, clamor,
     din, hubbub, hullabaloo, jangle, pandemonium, peep, racket,
     tweedle, tweet, twitter, uproar