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Added 10 October 2026

churr

/t͡ʃɜː/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about churr at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make a vibrant sound, as of some birds.

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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