churr
Meanings
verb
- Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
- To make the low vocal sound of some birds.
noun
- Alternative spelling of chirr (“insect sound”).
- A low vocal sound made by some birds.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
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