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chirr
[
chur
]
Origin
chirr
/
tʃɜr
/
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[
chur
]
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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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Also,
chirre,
churr.
Origin:
1590–1600;
alteration of
chirp
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chirr
,
chirre
or
churr
(tʃɜː)
—
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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
chirr
c.1600, echoic of a grasshopper's trill.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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