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tirralirra

tirralirra interjection: a verbal imitation of a musical sound, such as of the note of a lark or a horn.

Interjection

  1. A verbal imitation of a musical sound, such as of the note of a lark or a horn.
    • The lark, that tirra-lyra chants,c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • From the bank, and from the river, / He flashed into the crystal mirror, / "Tirra lirra, tirra lirra," / Sang Sir Launcelot.1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part the third, page 15

Forms of tirralirra

alternative formtiralee

Origin of tirralirra

Imitative.

Questions about tirralirra

What does tirralirra mean?
Tirralirra means a verbal imitation of a musical sound, such as of the note of a lark or a horn.
What part of speech is tirralirra?
Tirralirra is an interjection.

Words near tirralirra in the dictionary

  1. tiropsomo
  2. tiros
  3. Tirpak
  4. Tirpaks
  5. Tirpitz
  6. tirralirra
  7. Tirrannaville
  8. Tirrell
  9. Tirrells
  10. tirret
  11. tirrets

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