Chirr

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A harsh trilling sound, such as that made by crickets.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a harsh trilling sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make a prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
  • n. The trilled sound made by an insect.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To murmur or coo as a pigeon.
  • To utter a tremulous, rattling sound; make a shrill jarring noise, such as that made by the cricket or cicada; chirp.
  • n. A monotonous, sharp, stridulous sound such as that made by the cricket or cicada.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas
  • Verb Form
    chirred    chirring    chirrs   
    Hypernym
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    emit    let out    let loose    utter   
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