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chirr

/t͡ʃɜː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chirr
IPA
/t͡ʃɜː/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

Intransitive verb

noun

The trilled sound made by an insect.

Etymology

Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃɜː/
  • British English: /t͡ʃɜː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chirrs (present, singular) chirring (participle, present) chirred (participle, past) chirred (past) churr (alternative) chirrs (plural)

Synonyms

chirp stridulate

Homonyms

chur churr (both fern–fir–fur merger) chair (fair–fur merger) churr

Rhymes With

your were her per sir ensure prefer mirror occur refer cure mature

Questions

How do you pronounce chirr?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɜː/.
What does chirr mean?
To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
Where does chirr come from?
Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr.

How to pronounce chirr

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