chirr

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Imitative

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /tʃɹ̩/

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

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

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Noun [edit]

chirr (plural chirrs)

  1. The trilled sound made by an insect.

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