Meanings
verbchirr (third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)
present singular third person chirrs · participle present chirring · participle past chirred · past chirred · alternative churr
- intransitiveTo make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
Synonyms: chirp, stridulate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
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Origin
Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sirittää, siritys
- sirittääto make a trilled sound
- siritystrilled sound
Russian стрекота́ть, треща́ть
- стрекота́ть (strekotátʹ)to make a trilled sound
- треща́ть (treščátʹ)to make a trilled sound
- стрекота́ние (strekotánije)trilled sound
- треща́ние (treščánije)trilled sound
Spanish grillar, chirriar
- grillarto make a trilled sound
- chirriarto make a trilled sound
- chirridotrilled sound
Swedish syrsa
- syrsato make a trilled sound
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chirr
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
chirr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirr
MLA
“chirr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirr. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chirr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirr.
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