Definition of Churr

1. Verb. Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds.

Exact synonyms: Whirr
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter

Definition of Churr

1. n. A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.

2. v. i. To make a churr, as a cockchafer.

3. v. t. To utter by churring.

Definition of Churr

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of chirr) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Churr

1. to make a vibrant sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Churr

churn
churn out
churn up
churnable
churnalism
churnalist
churnalists
churned
churned-up
churner
churners
churning
churningly
churnings
churns
churr (current term)
churrascaria
churrasco
churred
churrigueresco
churrigueresque
churring
churro
churros
churrs
churrus
churruses
chursinite
chuse
chused

Literary usage of Churr

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Queensland Law Journal Reports: Cases Decided from 1st of June, 1882, to by Queensland Supreme Court, W. H. Osborne (1896)
"churr, J. 5th September, 1894. becomes inoperative as to the chattels ... The facts precedent to the making of the affidavit churr, J. : This is an ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"2. Chimerical, imaginary, ideal, fantastical, wild. Fan-cricket, >/. Fen-cricket, churr-worm, mole- cricket (Gryllotalpa ..."

3. Reports of Cases at Law, Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of by William Randolph Hill, South Carolina Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals, South Carolina (1841)
"The negroes afterwards went into the possession of i• churr, a grocer in Charleston, ... Among the papers of churr, were found certain documents in writing, ..."

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