chirr
or chirre, churr
[chur]
verb (used without object)
to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
noun
the sound of chirring.
Origin of chirr
First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of chirp
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Examples from the Web for chirr
Historical Examples of chirr
They have peculiar notes like a clear whistle, and a “chirr, chirr!”
The cricket's chirr and the occasional affirmations of the katy-did were the only sounds she heard.
The Story of a Doctor's Telephone--Told by His WifeEllen M. Firebaugh
"Not at all," replied the little man, in a voice as dry and crisp as the chirr of a grasshopper.
But on leading up his horse within ten or twelve feet of the pin, it gives a little "chirr" and dives down out of sight.
Wild Animals at HomeErnest Thompson Seton
chirr
chirre or churr
verb
noun
Word Origin for chirr
C17: of imitative origin
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