"churr" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: churrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*churren}} Middle English *churren, {{m|enm|*chirren}} *chirren, {{m|enm|*cherren}} *cherren, {{inh|en|ang|ċeorian|t=to murmur, grumble, complain}} Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karēn|t=to complain}} Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} churr (plural churrs)
  1. Alternative spelling of chirr (“insect sound”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chirr (extra: insect sound) Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-churr-en-noun-qqOAKQ67 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 36 19 35 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 12 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 27 25 23
  2. A low vocal sound made by some birds. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-churr-en-noun-zQGfPYhh Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 36 19 35 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 12 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 27 25 23

Verb [English]

Forms: churrs [present, singular, third-person], churring [participle, present], churred [participle, past], churred [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*churren}} Middle English *churren, {{m|enm|*chirren}} *chirren, {{m|enm|*cherren}} *cherren, {{inh|en|ang|ċeorian|t=to murmur, grumble, complain}} Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*karēn|t=to complain}} Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} churr (third-person singular simple present churrs, present participle churring, simple past and past participle churred)
  1. Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chirr (extra: to make an insect sound) Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-churr-en-verb-6ZWo~IHM Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 36 19 35 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 12 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 27 25 23
  2. To make the low vocal sound of some birds. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-churr-en-verb-x2II9X8v Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 36 19 35 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 12 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 27 25 23

Inflected forms

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