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chirming

chirming is the present participle and gerund of chirm.

Meaning of chirm

Verb

chirm (third-person singular simple present chirms, present participle chirming, simple past and past participle chirmed)

  1. (obsolete) To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.
    • Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do.1552, Richard Huloet, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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Questions about chirming

What is chirming the present participle and gerund of?
Chirming is the present participle and gerund of chirm.

Words near chirming in the dictionary

  1. chirled
  2. chirling
  3. chirls
  4. chirm
  5. chirmed
  6. chirming
  7. chirms
  8. chiRNA
  9. chiRNAs
  10. Chirnogeni
  11. Chirnside

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