chirr
English
Etymology
Imitative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃɜː/
Verb
chirr (third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)
- (intransitive) To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
Synonyms
- chirp, stridulate
Translations
to make a trilled sound
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Noun
chirr (plural chirrs)
- The trilled sound made by an insect.
Translations
trilled sound
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