churr
/tʃɜr/
verb
- To make a low, trilling, or whirring sound, like that of a bird or insect.
- We could hear the nightjar churr from the forest edge.
- The cricket began to churr in the grass as the sun set.
- The insect churred softly, blending with the evening sounds.
noun
- A low, trilling, or whirring sound.
- The churr of the grasshopper was the only sound in the field.
- He recognized the churr of a common nighthawk.
- A soft churr came from the bushes, then stopped.