Meaning of CHURR
| Pronunciation: | | chur
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| | Definition: | | [v] make a vibrant sound, as of some birds |
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| | Synonyms: | | whirr |
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| | See Also: | | emit, let loose, let out, utter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Churr\, n. [Cf. {Chirr}.]
A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some
insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the
nightjar, the partridge, etc.
\Churr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Churred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Churr"ing}.]
To make a churr, as a cockchafer.
That's the churring of the nightjar. --Hall Caine.
\Churr\, v. t.
To utter by churring.
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