churr
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Verb edit
churr (third-person singular simple present churrs, present participle churring, simple past and past participle churred)
- Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”)
- To make the low vocal sound of some birds.
Noun edit
churr (plural churrs)
- Alternative spelling of chirr (“insect sound”)
- A low vocal sound made by some birds.