cheep

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verb (used without object)
  1. to chirp; peep.

  2. Chiefly South Midland U.S. to reveal or tell a secret (usually used in the phrase cheep it).

verb (used with object)
  1. to express by cheeps.

noun
  1. a chirp.

Origin of cheep

1
First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

Other words from cheep

  • cheeper, noun

Words Nearby cheep

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British Dictionary definitions for cheep

cheep

/ (tʃiːp) /


noun
  1. the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp

verb
  1. (intr) (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds

Derived forms of cheep

  • cheeper, noun

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