chirr
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Imitative, ca. 1600.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɝ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make a trilled sound
Noun[edit]
chirr (plural chirrs)