Synonyms for chirr

Most common

chirp · stridulate

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Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

2. n. 1

   The trilled sound made by an insect.

Related words

Other spellings

churr

Forms

Plural

chirrs → trills, whirs…

Past participle

chirred
e.g. chirred → chirped, stridulated…

Example sentences

• chirp The vernal heralds chirp and make their nests.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

whir

5 letters

chirp¹, trill¹, whirr

10 letters

stridulate