Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of musical warble.
- noun Same as
chirm , n., 2. - To sing warble; chirm.
- To warble like a bird.
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Examples
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Considerable sense of humour in him; a very pretty little laugh, sincere and cordial always; many tricksy turns of witty insight, of intellect, of phrase; countenance, tone and eyes well seconding; his voice, in the finale of it, had a kind of musical warble ( 'chirl' we vernacularly called it) which reminded one of singing-birds.
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