I'm in a search of a word describing a sound of grasshoppers/cicadas. ***Chirr*** might be one, but I suspect it may be not common enough, because I didn't find much of examples in dictionaries and [Collins](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chirr) says it is used rarely.

Stephen King is using it, but he has formed in a previous century, so it may be outdated.

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> He had suddenly become aware of how quiet it was no crickets chirring
> in the grass, no birds singing anywhere around. [From A Buick 8]
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> Crickets chirr. [Bag of Bones]
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Also I found that people [refer to it](https://www.prevention.com/life/a32651359/cicada-sounds/) as ***buzzing***, but I'm afraid it may be not clear enough (could be confused with bees).

I want to use it as follows:

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> There are fresh air and quiet chirr in the night.
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Which word could be used to make it clear?