verb (used without object)
1.
to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
noun
2.
the sound of chirring.
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chirr, chirre or churr (tʃɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound |
| —n | |
| 2. | the sound of chirring |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
| chirre, chirre or churr | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
| churr, chirre or churr | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chirr
c.1600, echoic of a grasshopper's trill.
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