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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chirr v.i.

Animal Behaviorto make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.

n.

Animal Behaviorthe sound of chirring.

Also, chirre, churr.

alteration of chirp 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

chirr, chirre, churr / tʃɜː/

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

the sound of chirring

Etymology: 17th Century: of imitative origin

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