chirl
English
Etymology
Imitative; compare chirr.
Verb
chirl (third-person singular simple present chirls, present participle chirling, simple past and past participle chirled)
- (Scotland, intransitive) To emit a low sound; to warble.
Noun
chirl (plural chirls)
- (Scotland) A kind of musical warble.
References
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908).