churring
present participle of churr
Source: Wiktionary
Churr, n. [Cf. Chirr.]
Definition: A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.
Churr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Churred; p. pr. & vb. n. Churr"ing.]
Definition: To make a churr, as a cockchafer.
That's the churring of the nightjar. Hall Caine.
Churr, v. t.
Definition: To utter by churring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
