n. [ Cf. Chirr. ] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Churred p. pr. & vb. n. Churr"ing.] To make a churr, as a cockchafer.

That's the churring of the nightjar. Hall Caine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

v. t. To utter by churring. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Hind. charas. ] A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn. ] (Zool.) An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; -- called also fan cricket. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]