churr
/t͡ʃɜː/US/t͡ʃɝ/
churr verb: to make the low vocal sound of some birds. Also the alternative spelling of chirr.
Verb
churr (third-person singular simple present churrs, present participle churring, simple past and past participle churred)
- To make the low vocal sound of some birds.
- "And, by the way, will you ring for Maurice as you go?"
A distant bell churred. Across the room, like a strangely balancing bird, skimmed a waiter.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- "And, by the way, will you ring for Maurice as you go?"
Noun
churr (plural churrs)
- A low vocal sound made by some birds.
Also used as
churr is also the alternative spelling of chirr.
Forms of churr
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | churrs |
| present participle | churring |
| past participle | churred |
| past | churred |
| Noun | |
| plural | churrs |
Origin of churr
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
Words formed from churr
Words that rhyme with churr
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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
- curmur
- deburr
- farceur
- flurr
- force majeure
- froideur
- grr
- her
- hurr
- inter
- knur
- masseur
- profer
- shirr
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
- bras d'honneur
Questions about churr
- What does churr mean?
- Churr means to make the low vocal sound of some birds.
- What part of speech is churr?
- Churr can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce churr?
- Churr is pronounced /t͡ʃɜː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of churr?
- The past tense of churr is churred.
Words near churr in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: churr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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