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chirr
▪ I. chirr, v. (tʃɜː(r), tʃərr, dial. and Sc. tʃɪrr) [A modern formation naturally expressing a prolonged and somewhat sharply trilled sound: cf. whirr, birr, burr, purr; with chirring cf. the more ponderous jarring. As a recent onomatopœia, chirr was evidently largely suggested by the already exist...
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Chirr Naga
The Chirr people, are a Naga ethnic group that are mostly native to Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Population
According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chirr people in Nagaland was 138.
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Chirr language
Chirr is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Chirr Naga (Yimkhiung) community in northeast India.
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chirl
chirl, v. Sc. (tʃɜːl) [Imitative of the sound: see chirr v.] To warble, to utter a long note with modulation; sometimes, to emit a low melancholy sound.1818 Ballad in Edinb. Mag. Oct. 327 (Jam.) The laverock chirl't his cantie sang. 18.. Hogg Hunt of Eildon 323 (Jam.) The chirling echoes went and ca...
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Understanding Cat Language: Meow and 9 Other Sounds Explained
2. Chirrup, Trill, Brrp, Coo. This is a relatively short and soft sound, almost like a rolled 'r' made upon contact with a known and liked cat or person. What sounds like mrrrh, mmmrrrt or brrh is a greeting call. The trill can be a weaker coo voice or a brighter chirr where the sound is high pitched and the tone rises.
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churr
▪ I. churr, n. [f. churr v.] 1. A deep or low trilled or whirring sound made by some birds, etc.1837 Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 404 A few mellow notes..intermixed at times with a sort of stifled scream or churr. 1856 Dobell Lyrics in War Time, Milkm. Song, Churr, churr! goes the cockchafer. 1...
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Western emerald
western emerald's song is "a continuous series of subdued scratchy and wheezy notes... sometimes preceded by a few introductory notes, witsitsitsi...chirr ..chirr..chirr..chirr.. or tsit-trr, tsit-trr, tsit-trr, tsit-trr...."
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chiz
▪ I. chizz, n.1 [From the sound.] = chirr.1884 G. M. Fenn Hard to Win lix, Then from the dry grass hard by came the shrill crisp chizz of the grasshopper.▪ II. chizz, chiz, n.2 slang. (tʃɪz) [See chizz v.] A swindle; a nuisance. Also as int. (see quot. 1959).1953 G. Willans Down with Skool! i. 20 Mo...
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Kiphire district
The district is predominantly inhabited by the Sangtam, Chirr, Makware, Yimkhiung and Sümi tribes. Languages
The following languages, namely Sangtam, Sümi, Chirr, Makury and Yimkhiungrü are spoken in Kiphire District.
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chirt
▪ I. chirt, v. Obs. or Sc. (tʃɜːt) [In branch I, a parallel form to chirk, chirp: see chirr. In branch II, used to express an action accompanied by such a sound, and then transferred.] I. Obs. Of sound. † 1. intr. To chirp. Obs.c 1386 Chaucer Sompn. T. 96 [He] kiste hire sweete and chirteth [4 MSS. ...
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Gray thrasher
Its calls include "a rolled, rippling to rough whirr-rr-rr or chirr-rri-rrit, and a gruff chrek".
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chirp
▪ I. chirp, v. (tʃɜːp) Also 5 chyrpe, 6 churpe, shirp, 6–7 chirpe, 7 cherp. [A late word, evidently owing its origin to the working of mimetic modification upon the earlier synonyms chirk and chirt. The labial p with which chirp ends, being more suggestive of the movements of a bird's bill (cf. chee...
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Spot-fronted swift
Vocalization
The spot-fronted swift's flight call has been compared to the sound of laser gun and transliterated as "chirr chi-t-t-ti chirr".
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Honduran emerald
Other vocalizations include "a dry, quiet gruff warbling" (which might be its song), "a hard buzzy chatter 'chirr-rr-irr-rr-rr'", and "a high sharp 'siik
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