chirr
or chirre, churr
to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
the sound of chirring.
Origin of chirr
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How to use chirr in a sentence
Night-hawks churred as they beat on noiseless wings above the beds of bramble and bracken.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletThen a nightingale began to give forth its long liquid gurgling; and a corn-crake churred in the young wheat.
The Dark Flower | John GalsworthyA fern-owl churred its love-cry through the warm, fragrant night.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers | Fiona Macleod
British Dictionary definitions for chirr
chirre or churr
/ (tʃɜː) /
(intr) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound
the sound of chirring
Origin of chirr
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