CHIRM Synonyms

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

• an unchanging intonation

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

• a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

• make a monotonous low dull sound

• talk in a monotonous voice

• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

• a humming noise

• sing with closed lips

• be noisy with activity

• sound with a monotonous hum

• make a low continuous sound

• a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

• a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant

• an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

• a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

• speak softly or indistinctly

• make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

• a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

• make a dry crackling sound

• take illegally

• forage food

• deliver by singing

• produce tones with the voice

• to make melodious sounds

• make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

• the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula

• pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'

• sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

• a weak chirping sound as of a small bird

• A post on the social media site Twitter

• make a weak, chirping sound

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• To post a message on Twitter

• a series of chirps

• A social media messaging service limited to 140 characters

• make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

• a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

• sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

• sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

• sound of something in rapid motion

• make a soft swishing sound

• speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

• a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

• speak softly; in a low voice