chirr (chûr) n. A harsh trilling sound, such as the one a cricket makes.
intr.v. chirred ,
chirr·ing ,
chirrs To make a harsh trilling sound.
[Imitative .]
chirr (tʃɜː ) , chirre or churr vb (Zoology) (intr ) (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound
n (Zoology) the sound of chirring
[C17: of imitative origin]
chirr (tʃɜr) v.i. 1. to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper does.
n. 2. the sound of chirring.
[1590–1600; alter. of
chirp ]
chirr Past participle: chirredGerund: chirringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I chirr you chirr he/she/it chirrs we chirr you chirr they chirr
Preterite I chirred you chirred he/she/it chirred we chirred you chirred they chirred
Present Continuous I am chirring you are chirring he/she/it is chirring we are chirring you are chirring they are chirring
Present Perfect I have chirred you have chirred he/she/it has chirred we have chirred you have chirred they have chirred
Past Continuous I was chirring you were chirring he/she/it was chirring we were chirring you were chirring they were chirring
Past Perfect I had chirred you had chirred he/she/it had chirred we had chirred you had chirred they had chirred
Future I will chirr you will chirr he/she/it will chirr we will chirr you will chirr they will chirr
Future Perfect I will have chirred you will have chirred he/she/it will have chirred we will have chirred you will have chirred they will have chirred
Future Continuous I will be chirring you will be chirring he/she/it will be chirring we will be chirring you will be chirring they will be chirring
Present Perfect Continuous I have been chirring you have been chirring he/she/it has been chirring we have been chirring you have been chirring they have been chirring
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been chirring you will have been chirring he/she/it will have been chirring we will have been chirring you will have been chirring they will have been chirring
Past Perfect Continuous I had been chirring you had been chirring he/she/it had been chirring we had been chirring you had been chirring they had been chirring
Conditional I would chirr you would chirr he/she/it would chirr we would chirr you would chirr they would chirr
Past Conditional I would have chirred you would have chirred he/she/it would have chirred we would have chirred you would have chirred they would have chirred
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Verb 1. chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadaslet loose ,
let out ,
utter ,
emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"