Chirr
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noun.
A harsh trilling sound, such as the one a cricket makes.
intransitive verb.
To make a harsh trilling sound.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A monotonous, sharp, stridulous sound such as that made by the cricket or cicada.
To murmur or coo as a pigeon.
To utter a tremulous, rattling sound; make a shrill jarring noise, such as that made by the cricket or cicada; chirp.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To make a prolonged
trilling
sound of an
insect
(e.g. a
grasshopper
, a
cicada
).
noun.
The
trilled
sound made by an
insect
.
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verb.
make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas
Word Usage
"Like a bad dream they faded away and the soothing chirr of the crickets returned and once again she slept."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
emit
let loose
let out
utter
Same Context
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verb-form
chirred
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chirrs