chirks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of chirk (up)
as in inspires
to fill with courage or strength of purpose presented her with an inspirational book to chirk her up during her prolonged hospitalization

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  1. inspires
  2. encourages
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  • Gallup found that just 2% of Fortune 500 CHROs strongly agree their performance management system actually inspires employees to improve.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But life on an island also inspires a scrappy, home-town camaraderie.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspires
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  • The bark can also be stripped from the branch, called girdling, which encourages faster root growth.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Mid-month, however, encourages you to indulge your creativity, rather than forcing big decisions.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of encourages
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“Chirks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirks%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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