churr

Meaning

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”)
2. To make the low vocal sound of some birds.

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of chirr (“insect sound”)
2. A low vocal sound made by some birds.

Synonyms

whirr

drone

hum

whir

bombinate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʃɜː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *churren

Inherited from Old English: ċeorian

In summary

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