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chirr

chirr

English

Verb

chirr ‎(third-person singular simple present chirrs, present participle chirring, simple past and past participle chirred)

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

Translations

to make a trilled sound

Finnish: sirittää
Russian: стрекота́ть (ru) ‎(strekotátʹ), треща́ть (ru) ‎(treščátʹ)

Spanish: grillar (es), chirriar (es)

Noun

chirr ‎(plural chirrs)

The trilled sound made by an insect.

Translations

trilled sound

Finnish: siritys (fi)
Russian: стрекота́ние (ru) n ‎(strekotánije), треща́ние n ‎(treščánije)

Spanish: chirrido (es) m