n. [ AS. cirm, cyrm. ] Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many voices, notes of birds, or the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. i. [ Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out. √24. Cf. Chirp. ] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [ Obs. ] Huloet. [ 1913 Webster ]
The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]