CHIRR Synonyms

• 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 vibrating sound typical of a contented cat

• make a soft swishing sound

• indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats

• a loud low dull continuous noise

• a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

• a fight between rival gangs of adolescents

• make a low noise

• to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

• a thrumming sound

• sound with a monotonous hum

• sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

• make a rhythmic sound

• 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

• shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• move or swing from side to side regularly

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• sound with resonance

• feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

• sound of something in rapid motion

• make a soft swishing sound

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures