Meanings
present singular third person churrs · participle present churring · participle past churred · past churred
- alternativeAlternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
- To make the low vocal sound of some birds.
"And, by the way, will you ring for Maurice as you go?" A distant bell churred. Across the room, like a strangely balancing bird, skimmed a waiter.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*karēn“to complain”
- Old Englishċeorian“to murmur, grumble, complain”
- Middle English*churren
- Englishchurr
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
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churr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churr
“churr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churr. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churr.
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