chirl

English

Etymology

Imitative; compare chirr.

Verb

chirl (third-person singular simple present chirls, present participle chirling, simple past and past participle chirled)

1. (Scotland, intransitive) To emit a low sound; to warble.

Noun

chirl (plural chirls)

1. (Scotland) A kind of musical warble.

References

• Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908).