churr
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Local birdwatcher Neil Bostock was the first to discover the birds on 3 June after hearing the "churr" before male and female birds were seen engaging in mating displays, signalling their intent to breed.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2018
“I didn’t really trust it. I remember walking into a received pronunciation class and they were all going ‘How Now Brown Cow’ and I said ‘Do you huv a spur churr?’
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2017
They were cutting the grass on the tennis court below; he heard the soft churr of the mower.
From The Garden Party and Other Stories by Mansfield, Katherine
Only a cricket from time to time gave a cautious churr, and a mouse was scratching somewhere; he could hear his own breathing.
From Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
A dor is a beetle so called from its making a dorring noise, and the name, like churr and burr, is better with its double R and trill.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English
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