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Meaning of "chirm" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIRM

Old English cierm noise; related to Old Saxon karm.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHIRM

tʃɜːm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIRM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chirm is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chirm in English.

WHAT DOES CHIRM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chirm in the English dictionary

The definition of chirm in the dictionary is the chirping of birds. Other definition of chirm is to chirp.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHIRM

PRESENT

Present
I chirm
you chirm
he/she/it chirms
we chirm
you chirm
they chirm
Present continuous
I am chirming
you are chirming
he/she/it is chirming
we are chirming
you are chirming
they are chirming
Present perfect
I have chirmed
you have chirmed
he/she/it has chirmed
we have chirmed
you have chirmed
they have chirmed
Present perfect continuous
I have been chirming
you have been chirming
he/she/it has been chirming
we have been chirming
you have been chirming
they have been chirming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I chirmed
you chirmed
he/she/it chirmed
we chirmed
you chirmed
they chirmed
Past continuous
I was chirming
you were chirming
he/she/it was chirming
we were chirming
you were chirming
they were chirming
Past perfect
I had chirmed
you had chirmed
he/she/it had chirmed
we had chirmed
you had chirmed
they had chirmed
Past perfect continuous
I had been chirming
you had been chirming
he/she/it had been chirming
we had been chirming
you had been chirming
they had been chirming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will chirm
you will chirm
he/she/it will chirm
we will chirm
you will chirm
they will chirm
Future continuous
I will be chirming
you will be chirming
he/she/it will be chirming
we will be chirming
you will be chirming
they will be chirming
Future perfect
I will have chirmed
you will have chirmed
he/she/it will have chirmed
we will have chirmed
you will have chirmed
they will have chirmed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chirming
you will have been chirming
he/she/it will have been chirming
we will have been chirming
you will have been chirming
they will have been chirming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would chirm
you would chirm
he/she/it would chirm
we would chirm
you would chirm
they would chirm
Conditional continuous
I would be chirming
you would be chirming
he/she/it would be chirming
we would be chirming
you would be chirming
they would be chirming
Conditional perfect
I would have chirm
you would have chirm
he/she/it would have chirm
we would have chirm
you would have chirm
they would have chirm
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chirming
you would have been chirming
he/she/it would have been chirming
we would have been chirming
you would have been chirming
they would have been chirming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you chirm
we let´s chirm
you chirm
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chirm
Past participle
chirmed
Present Participle
chirming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIRM

affirm · berme · bookworm · confirm · earthworm · firm · full-term · germ · herm · infirm · medium-term · midterm · perm · preterm · sperm · squirm · term · therm · turm · worm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIRM

chiragra · chiragric · chiragrical · chiral · chirality · Chirico · chirk · chirl · chiro · chirognomist · chirognomy · chirograph · chirographer · chirographic · chirographical · chirographist · chirography · chirologist · chirology · chiromancer

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIRM

bookmaking firm · courier firm · disaffirm · disconfirm · family firm · haulage firm · headhunting firm · interfirm · mail order firm · plant-hire firm · reaffirm · reconfirm · securities firm · security firm · superfirm · taghairm · thairm · unfirm

Synonyms and antonyms of chirm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chirm» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CHIRM

Find out the translation of chirm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chirm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chirm» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

chirm
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

chirm
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chirm
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

chirm
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chirm
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

chirm
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

chirm
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষীর কিচিরমিচির শব্দ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chirm
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

chirm
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

チュンチュン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

chirm
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tulus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hót líu lo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

chirm
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिमटा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

chirm
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

chirm
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

chirm
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

chirm
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

chirm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chirm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kabaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chirm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chirm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chirm

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIRM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of chirm
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chirm

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIRM»

Discover the use of chirm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chirm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
The nightingales was all of a chirm down at the brake (H.K.). e.An.1 ; e.An.2 They keep up sitch a chirm, that I don't know what you say. Hmp. Like a swarm of bees all in a churm, WISE New Forest (1883) I90 ; Hmp.1 \Vild ducks are said to be ...
Joseph Wright, 1898
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The English dialect dictionary
The nightingales was all of a chirm down at the brake [H.K.). e.An.l; e.An.2 They keep up sitch a chirm, that I don't know what you say. Hmp. Like a swarm of bees all in a cliurm, WISE New Forest [1833) 19o; Hmp.1 \Vild ducks are said to be 'in ...
J. Wright, 2004
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
CHIRM, s. Chirms of grass, the early shoots of grass, Roxb. ' This, it is supposed, has been corr. from E.gerrn, or Fr. germe id. To CHIRME, v. n. 2. To chirp, S.l Add; " Chirm, — to mutter discontentedly ;" Gl. Picken. In this sense cherme is used, ...
John Jamieson, 1841
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Burton Dane - Primary Source Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alfred E. Chirm, 2013
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
CHIRM, s. Chirms of grass, the early shoots of grass, Roxb. This, it is supposed, has been corr. from E.germ, or Fr. gernie id. To CHIRME, v. n. 2. To chirp, S.l Add; " Chirm, — to mutter discontentedly," Gl. Picken. In this sense cherme is used, ...
John Jamieson, 1825
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Engineering
Mr. Gough conducted the roceedings for the Board of Trade. and Mr. Carrans, so icitor, \Vellington, appeared for Mr. Jones. The parties to the inquiry, accordin to the indictment, were Mr. Jones, Messrs. James S eJherd and James Chirm, the ...
7
The American Amateur Photographer
The San Francisco Examiner of recent date gives an account of an interesting experience of a New York amateur photographer, Mr. Alfred E. Chirm, in his attempt to photograph some of the curious places in the Chinese quarters in San  ...
8
ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
Chir (xeif>)ythe hand: as, chirur'geon or sur'geon, one who cures by manual operation. chirag'm, n. chirol'ogy, n. sur'gery, n. c/m*ag'rical, a, chir'om&ney, n. chirm' geon, or chir'ogmyh, n. chir'omwncer, n. sur'geon, n. chirog'rsuphy, n.
JOHN OSWALD, 1868
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A history of Northumberland, in three parts
The farm-houses, called Chirm-hall and Wingates Moor, were built by the late Mr Trevelyan, for the purpose of putting the moor lands attached to them as farms, into a state of improvement. The Chirm colliery is in" a seam of about 23 inches, ...
John Hodgson, John Hodgson-Hinde, 1832
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Bringing Evidence Into Everyday Practice: Practical ...
In 1993, Chirm and Brewer wrote an article about how children learn science; their ideas extend well beyond this initial goal and provide a wonderful framework for considering our reactions to new and potentially challenging information.
Winnie Dunn, 2008

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIRM»

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Tallest American flag to possibly be raised over Museum Park
... MIKE FERNANDEZ, A CUBAN IMMIGRANT, U.S. ARMY VETERAN AND PRIVATE EQUITY FAMER CHIRM GAVE A STIRRING SPEECH AS ... «Local 10, Oct 14»
2
Anne Donovan: 'The wonders of Scots Thesaurus brought me closer …
You don't need a dictionary to understand that birds "cheetle and chirm and chirple" or to know what a "hushle of wind" is. There is always an ... «The Independent, May 14»
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Privatisation — the sequel: Of 31 enterprises, half a dozen to be sold …
... chirm an and other high efficial are being retained if they cann ot per form . it matter of control and sincereity not the money. all the money will ... «The Express Tribune, Oct 13»
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Calling all tonguesters: Refresh your gossip with old words
An even chirpier old word and synonym is chirm. I'd say the noble birds have more reason to be insulted than the hairless apes: Idiots who ... «OUPblog, Mar 08»
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