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

It was a hot humid night, with the chirr of queer insects outside mocking with weary iteration the lusty snores of the weary farm hands.

From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith

Their call for food was a sibilant chirr, and they gave it much oftener than any of the grown-up woodpecker notes.

From A-Birding on a Bronco by Merriam, Florence A.

The cricket's chirr and the occasional affirmations of the katy-did were the only sounds she heard.

From The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife by Firebaugh, Ellen M.

Calls, a clearly piped whistle, and a peculiar chirr, often uttered when taking wing; song, short, simple, but rather sweet.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.