churr (chûr) n. The sharp whirring or trilling sound made by some insects and birds, such as the grasshopper and partridge.
intr.v. churred ,
churr·ing ,
churrs To make a sharp whirring sound.
[Imitative .]
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churr (tʃɜː ) vb ,
n (Zoology) a variant spelling of
chirr Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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 ]
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churr Past participle: churredGerund: churringImperative 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 churr you churr he/she/it churrs we churr you churr they churr
Preterite I churred you churred he/she/it churred we churred you churred they churred
Present Continuous I am churring you are churring he/she/it is churring we are churring you are churring they are churring
Present Perfect I have churred you have churred he/she/it has churred we have churred you have churred they have churred
Past Continuous I was churring you were churring he/she/it was churring we were churring you were churring they were churring
Past Perfect I had churred you had churred he/she/it had churred we had churred you had churred they had churred
Future I will churr you will churr he/she/it will churr we will churr you will churr they will churr
Future Perfect I will have churred you will have churred he/she/it will have churred we will have churred you will have churred they will have churred
Future Continuous I will be churring you will be churring he/she/it will be churring we will be churring you will be churring they will be churring
Present Perfect Continuous I have been churring you have been churring he/she/it has been churring we have been churring you have been churring they have been churring
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been churring you will have been churring he/she/it will have been churring we will have been churring you will have been churring they will have been churring
Past Perfect Continuous I had been churring you had been churring he/she/it had been churring we had been churring you had been churring they had been churring
Conditional I would churr you would churr he/she/it would churr we would churr you would churr they would churr
Past Conditional I would have churred you would have churred he/she/it would have churred we would have churred you would have churred they would have churred
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. churr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birdslet 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"
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