a shrill, trilled sound, as of some insects or birds
Origin of chirr
echoic to make such a sound
chirr
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chirr
noun
A harsh trilling sound, such as the one a cricket makes.
intransitive verb
chirred, chirr·ing, chirrsTo make a harsh trilling sound.
Origin of chirr
ImitativeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)
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