gurren

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊʁən/

Verb

1. (of birds) to make a low sound
   1. (usually, of pigeons) to coo
      • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:

        Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, […], wilde Tauben gurrten wie im Traume.

        In addition countless cicadas chirped, […], wild pigeons cooed like in a dream.

   2. (less common, of chickens) to cluck

Synonyms

• (cluck): glucken, glucksen

Further reading

• “gurren” in Duden online