Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churr

/t͡ʃɜː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: churr
IPA: /t͡ʃɜː/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).

verb

To make the low vocal sound of some birds.

noun

Alternative spelling of chirr (“insect sound”).

noun

A low vocal sound made by some birds.

Example Sentences

""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."

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *churren, ċeorian, *karēn

Regional Pronunciation

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

Inflected Forms

churrs (present, singular) churring (participle, present) churred (participle, past) churred (past) churrs (plural)

Derived Forms

nightchurr

Synonyms

whirr

Homonyms

chur chirr (fern–fir–fur merger) chair (fair–fur merger) chirr

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce churr?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɜː/.
What does churr mean?: Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
Where does churr come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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