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
Well, after a while, all of a sudden, he heard a great chickering and chirring overhead.
Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers | David CoryIt was winter, for all the still air; no sound of bird, no chirring of cicada, no rustle of leaf.
The Story of Old Fort Loudon | Charles Egbert CraddockA mole cricket was chirring in the grass by the old doorstone.
Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowanIt has a chirring or fluttering quality, described by Fisher as resembling the noise of a quail flying.
Life History of the Kangaroo Rat | Charles T. Vorhies and Walter P. Taylor
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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