chirr
/t͡ʃɜː/US/t͡ʃɝ/
chirr verb: to make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
Verb
chirr (third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)
- To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
- Synonyms:
- chirp, stridulate
Noun
chirr (plural chirrs)
- The trilled sound made by an insect.
Synonyms of chirr
Forms of chirr
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | chirrs |
| present participle | chirring |
| past participle | chirred |
| past | chirred |
| alternative form | churr |
| Noun | |
| plural | chirrs |
Origin of chirr
Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr.
Words that rhyme with chirr
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- per
- purr
- birr
- bur
- cellular
- concur
- defer
- entrepreneur
- incur
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- were
- whirr
- aver
- brr
- cur
- deter
- diaperfur
- err
- fir
- myrrh
- aberr
- astir
- bestir
- chauffeur
- chur
- churr
- curmur
- deburr
- farceur
- flurr
- force majeure
- froideur
- grr
- her
- hurr
- inter
- knur
- masseur
- profer
- shirr
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
Questions about chirr
- What does chirr mean?
- Chirr means to make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
- What part of speech is chirr?
- Chirr can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce chirr?
- Chirr is pronounced /t͡ʃɜː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of chirr?
- The past tense of chirr is chirred.
Words near chirr in the dictionary
Source and license
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