verb
- past tense of chirr; made a trilling or vibrating sound, as certain insects do
Usage: often used of crickets, grasshoppers, or cicadas
Examples
- The crickets chirred loudly throughout the summer night.
- As the cicadas chirred in the trees, the temperature began to rise.
- The grasshopper chirred its distinctive call from the garden.
- All night long, the insects chirred in the darkness.
- She heard the frogs and insects chirred as she walked through the marsh.