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chirring

chirring is the present participle and gerund of chirr.

chirring is the present participle and gerund of chirre.

Meaning of chirr

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
    Synonyms:
    chirp, stridulate

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Noun

chirring (plural chirrings)

  1. The sound of a chirr.
    • American toads still fill spring nights with prolonged chirrings, while tree-frogs trill from perches in trees and shrubs.2008, Cornelia F. Mutel, The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa, page 166

Forms of chirring

pluralchirrings

Questions about chirring

What does chirring mean?
Chirring means the sound of a chirr.
What is chirring the present participle and gerund of?
Chirring is the present participle and gerund of chirr.
What part of speech is chirring?
Chirring is a noun.
What is the plural of chirring?
The plural of chirring is chirrings.

Words near chirring in the dictionary

  1. chirre
  2. chirred
  3. chirren
  4. chirres
  5. chirrines
  6. chirring
  7. chirrings
  8. Chirrip
  9. chirrs
  10. chirrup
  11. chirruped

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