chirriar

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chi‧rriar

chirriar (first-person singular present chirrío, first-person singular preterite chirrié, past participle chirriado)

1. (intransitive) to squeak, to creak, to screech (to emit a short, high-pitched sound)

   Synonym: chirrear

2. (intransitive, of birds, crickets etc.) to chirp (to make a short, sharp, cheerful note)
   • 1905, La chicharra y la rana:

     Entre las tupidas hojas de un árbol la chicharra chirriaba.

     Among the dense leaves of a tree, the cicada was chirping.

3. (intransitive, figurative) to be grating or abrasive

• “chirriar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014