churr

Plural: churrs

Verb

Verb Forms: churred, churring, churrs

To make a vibrant, low, trilling sound, like some insects.
make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
To make the low vocal sound of some birds.

Noun

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

Examples

The game timer seemed to CHURR menacingly as his time dwindled.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

whirr

Scrabble Score: 10

churr: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
churr: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
churr: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

churr: valid Words With Friends Word