Chirl

/tʃɜːrl/ verb

To make a shrill trilling or chirping sound, like a bird or insect; to chirp repeatedly.

From Middle English, possibly imitative in origin, related to 'chirp.' The word likely developed from onomatopoeia—sounds that mimic what they describe—and has Germanic roots.

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