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单词 chirr
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chirr

or chirre, churr

[ chur ]
/ tʃɜr /
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verb (used without object)

to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.

noun

the sound of chirring.

Origin of chirr

First recorded in 1590–1600; alteration of chirp

Words nearby chirr

chiropter, chiropteran, chirospasm, chirp, chirpy, chirr, chirren, chirrup, chirrupy, chiru, chirurgeon
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Example sentences from the Web for chirr

  • They have peculiar notes like a clear whistle, and a “chirr, chirr!”

    Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls|Anonymous
  • The cricket's chirr and the occasional affirmations of the katy-did were the only sounds she heard.

    The Story of a Doctor's Telephone--Told by His Wife|Ellen M. Firebaugh
  • "Not at all," replied the little man, in a voice as dry and crisp as the chirr of a grasshopper.

    The Children's Book of Christmas Stories|Various
  • But on leading up his horse within ten or twelve feet of the pin, it gives a little "chirr" and dives down out of sight.

    Wild Animals at Home|Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for chirr

chirr

chirre or churr

/ (tʃɜː) /

verb

(intr) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound

noun

the sound of chirring

Word Origin for chirr

C17: of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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