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chirr
or chirre, churr
[ chur ]
/ tʃɜr /
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verb (used without object)
to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
noun
the sound of chirring.
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Origin of chirr
First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of chirp
Words nearby chirr
chiropractor, chiropter, chiropteran, chirp, chirpy, chirr, chirren, chirrup, chirrupy, chiru, chirurgeon
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British Dictionary definitions for chirr
chirr
chirre or churr
/ (tʃɜː) /
verb
(intr) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound
noun
the sound of chirring
Word Origin for chirr
C17: of imitative origin
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