chirr

Example Sentences

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A pensive stillness passed while they listened to the hushed chirr of insects in the trees that surrounded the cemetery like an embrace.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

And so I reach, Dear Lord, to Thee, And do beseech Thou givest me The wee cot, and the cricket's chirr, Love, and the glad sweet face of her.

From Riley Love-Lyrics by Vawter, Will

Hark to the grackles' chirr   Whene'er an elm-bough swings!

From In Divers Tones by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

And so I reach, Dear Lord, to Thee, And do beseech Thou givest me The wee cot, and the cricket's chirr, Love and the glad sweet face of her!

From Afterwhiles by Riley, James Whitcomb

There was no insect sound to chirr; No wind to make a little stir.

From The Garden of Dreams by Cawein, Madison J.