chirring

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noun

The sound of a chirr.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chirr
  2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chirre
nounchirring (plural chirrings)

plural chirrings

  1. The sound of a chirr.

    American toads still fill spring nights with prolonged chirrings, while tree-frogs trill from perches in trees and shrubs.

    2008, Cornelia F. Mutel, The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa, page 166
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