chirring

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Verb

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chirring

  1. present participle and gerund of chirr
  2. present participle and gerund of chirre

Noun

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chirring (plural chirrings)

  1. The sound of a chirr.
    • 2008, Cornelia F. Mutel, The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa, page 166:
      American toads still fill spring nights with prolonged chirrings, while tree-frogs trill from perches in trees and shrubs.