English Explanatory Dictionary

chirr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
noun
  1. The trilled sound made by an insect.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɜː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-churr.wav en-au-chur.ogg /t͡ʃɝ/ /t͡ʃɪr/ /t͡ʃøː/ /t͡ʃeː/ /t͡ʃɛː/

Word forms

chirr chirrs chirring chirred churr

Etymology

Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr.

Synonyms

chirp stridulate
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