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churr

UK/t͡ʃʌr/ US/t͡ʃɜː/ uncommon

verb

1.

make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

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Origin

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

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