Word Study
chirm
CIDE DICTIONARY
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, v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out. √24. Cf. Chirp.].
To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. Huloet. [1913 Webster]
chirm, n. [See Chirm.].
Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [1913 Webster]
"The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
chirm
babel, brouhaha, cheep, chip, chipper, chirrup, chitter, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, jangle, pandemonium, peep, racket, tweedle, tweet, twitter, uproarFor further exploring for "chirm" in Webster Dictionary Online
