chirr

or chirre, churr

[ chur ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.

noun
  1. the sound of chirring.

Origin of chirr

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of chirp

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British Dictionary definitions for chirr

chirr

chirre or churr

/ (tʃɜː) /


verb
  1. (intr) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound

noun
  1. the sound of chirring

Origin of chirr

1
C17: of imitative origin

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