churr
1Churr — Churr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Churred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Churr ing}.] To make a churr, as a cockchafer. That s the churring of the nightjar. Hall Caine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2Churr — Churr, n. [Cf. {Chirr}.] A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
3Churr — Churr, v. t. To utter by churring. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …
4churr — [chʉr] n. [see CHIRR] a low, trilled or whirring sound made by some birds or insects vi. to make such a sound …
5churr — Dunlin Dun lin, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); called also {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red backed sandpiper}. It is… …
6churr — intransitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1555 to make a vibrant or whirring noise like that made by some insects (as the cockchafer) or some birds (as the partridge) • churr noun …
7churr — [[t]tʃɜr[/t]] v. i. churred, churr•ing, n. chirr …
8churr-worm — churrˈ worm noun The mole cricket (qv under ↑mole1). • • • Main Entry: ↑churr …
9churr owl — Eve Eve ([=e]v), n. [See {Even}, n.] 1. Evening. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. The evening before a holiday, from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset, not at… …
10churr-owl — Goatsucker Goat suck er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species ({Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us}); so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The …