churr means A low vocal sound made by some birds.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, churr ranks #895 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
churr is pronounced /t͡ʃɜː/.
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
noun
- A low vocal sound made by some birds.
verb
- To make the low vocal sound of some birds.e.g.“"And, by the way, will you ring for Maurice as you go?"
A distant bell churred. Across the room, like a strangely balancing bird, skimmed a waiter.” — 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- chirring 78% match — The sound of a chirr. vs churr →
- chirr 76% match — To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). vs churr →
- chup 75% match — A short, loud, and urgent sound, usually of a bird. vs churr →
- chirl 74% match — To emit a low sound; to warble. vs churr →
- churtle 72% match — To chirp. vs churr →
- chirrup 72% match — To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks. vs churr →
- chirm 71% match — A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. vs churr →
- chut 71% match — A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity. vs churr →