chirring

English

Verb

chirring

1. present participle and gerund of chirr
2. present participle and gerund of chirre

Noun

chirring (plural chirrings)

1. The sound of a chirr.
   • 2008, Cornelia F. Mutel, The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa, page 166:

     American toads still fill spring nights with prolonged chirrings, while tree-frogs trill from perches in trees and shrubs.