chirr

English

Alternative forms

churr

Etymology

Imitative, ca. 1600.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɜː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɝ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

chirr (third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)

(intransitive) To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

Synonyms

chirp, stridulate

Translations

to make a trilled sound

Finnish: sirittää
Russian: стрекота́ть (ru) (strekotátʹ), треща́ть (ru) (treščátʹ)
Spanish: grillar (es), chirriar (es)

Noun

chirr (plural chirrs)

The trilled sound made by an insect.

Translations

trilled sound

Finnish: siritys (fi)
Russian: стрекота́ние (ru) n (strekotánije), треща́ние n (treščánije)
Spanish: chirrido (es) m

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