churr

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churr

/t͡ʃɜː/ Australia, UK
/t͡ʃɝ/ US
/t͡ʃʌr/ Scotland
/t͡ʃøː/ New Zealand
/t͡ʃeː/
/t͡ʃɛː/

Sounds like chur, chirr (fern–fir–fur merger), chair (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʌr

Where it comes from

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

verb churrs · churring · churred

alternative Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
To make the low vocal sound of some birds. "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.

noun churrs

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

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@misc{churr_2026,
  title = {churr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/churr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}