Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirred
Verb
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Others capture the couple kissing and Porter smiling as his fiancé whispered something in his ear.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Klay Thompson’s name was whispered in Oklahoma City for a decade following a Game 6 rampage for the ages.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
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Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Chirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirred. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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