"chirl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chirls [plural]
Etymology: Imitative; compare chirr. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chirr}} chirr Head templates: {{en-noun}} chirl (plural chirls)
  1. (Scotland) A kind of musical warble. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Vocalizations
    Sense id: en-chirl-en-noun-mMMf~IsC Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 52 48 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Verb

Forms: chirls [present, singular, third-person], chirling [participle, present], chirled [participle, past], chirled [past]
Etymology: Imitative; compare chirr. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chirr}} chirr Head templates: {{en-verb}} chirl (third-person singular simple present chirls, present participle chirling, simple past and past participle chirled)
  1. (Scotland, intransitive) To emit a low sound; to warble. Tags: Scotland, intransitive Categories (topical): Vocalizations
    Sense id: en-chirl-en-verb-AV5Otsuo Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 52 48 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chirl meaning in English (2.4kB)

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