Difference between Whirr and Churr

What is the difference between Whirr and Churr?

Whirr as a verb is to move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. while Churr as a verb is to make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

Whirr

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound. To cause (something) to make such a sound.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. A bustle of noise and excitement.

Churr

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

We hope you now know whether to use Whirr or Churr in your sentence.

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