curr

curr

English Verb
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Definition

To coo like an owl.

Etymology

Imitative.

Example Sentences

  • "1798, William Wordsworth, The Idiot Boy, first published in 1798, Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, republished in 1827, The Poetical Works of Wordsworth, 1872, page 53, The owlets hoot, the owlets curr, / And Johnny's lips they burr, burr, burr,"
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