chickerv.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: < chick v.² + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier chitter v.

intransitive. Esp. of a bird or other small animal: to give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds. Cf. chitter v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [verb (intransitive)] > emit sound (of cricket)

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a1817 W. Muir Poems (1818) 30 Then may you cock your tail an' chicker, An' lay your eggs.

1873 C. A. Stephens Lynx-Hunting (new ed.) viii. 156 Crows and hawks cawed and screamed; kingfishers and squirrels chickered and chirred.

1980 J. Aiken Shadow Guests (1992) viii. 167 A fox barked, up in the wood, and a pheasant chickered.

2012 @Blonde_Batgirl 21 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I danced an entire song for the budgie. He wasn't just unimpressed, he chickered at me in crossness.

Derivatives

ˈchickering adj. that chickers; that makes a noise consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds.

ΚΠ

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 168 While chick'ring cricket sings.

1861 A. L. Spedon Tales Canad. Forest 91 The chickering squirrel was scampering homeward with the last budget of his stolen fruit.

1913 E. H. Wilson Naturalist in W. China II. xi. 115 [The female Reeves Pheasant] then takes flight, making a curious chickering noise, and quickly dodges behind a tree-trunk.

2018 C. M. Heidicker Attack 50 Foot Wallflower 240 It [sc. an ant] lifted its giant mandibles toward the moon and emitted a chickering sound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicker
释义	chickerv. Brit. /ˈtʃɪkə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -er suffix⁵. Etymology: < chick v.² + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier chitter v. intransitive. Esp. of a bird or other small animal: to give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds. Cf. chitter v. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [verb (intransitive)] > emit sound (of cricket) creak1653 chickera1817 a1817 W. Muir Poems (1818) 30 Then may you cock your tail an' chicker, An' lay your eggs. 1873 C. A. Stephens Lynx-Hunting (new ed.) viii. 156 Crows and hawks cawed and screamed; kingfishers and squirrels chickered and chirred. 1980 J. Aiken Shadow Guests (1992) viii. 167 A fox barked, up in the wood, and a pheasant chickered. 2012 @Blonde_Batgirl 21 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I danced an entire song for the budgie. He wasn't just unimpressed, he chickered at me in crossness. Derivatives ˈchickering adj. that chickers; that makes a noise consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds. ΚΠ 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 168 While chick'ring cricket sings. 1861 A. L. Spedon Tales Canad. Forest 91 The chickering squirrel was scampering homeward with the last budget of his stolen fruit. 1913 E. H. Wilson Naturalist in W. China II. xi. 115 [The female Reeves Pheasant] then takes flight, making a curious chickering noise, and quickly dodges behind a tree-trunk. 2018 C. M. Heidicker Attack 50 Foot Wallflower 240 It [sc. an ant] lifted its giant mandibles toward the moon and emitted a chickering sound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1817
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