chirr

• Verbe désuet signifiant pousser un cri ou un son strident, généralement utilisé pour les oiseaux ou les insectes, comme un gazouillis ou un bourdonnement.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to chirp or make a low, trilling sound, typically used for birds or insects.

1. Make a vibrant noiseC1formal

   To produce a low, trilling, or vibrant sound, typically made by grasshoppers or cicadas.

   Cri stridulé vibrant

   • The cicadas chirred loudly in the summer heat.
   • In the meadow, the grasshoppers chirred all afternoon.
   • The night was filled with the chirring of insects.

   Synonymeschirpchirrupstridulatetrillwhirr