chirp
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
to make any similar sound: The children chirped with amusement.
to sound or utter in a chirping manner: The little girl chirped her joy.
a chirping sound.
Origin of chirp
1Other words from chirp
- chirper, noun
- chirp·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use chirp in a sentence
The look accentuates her feline eyes and “really opens up them up,” she chirps.
Inside StyleHaul, the Largest Fashion Network on YouTube You’ve Never Heard Of | Lizzie Crocker | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe grasshopper-lark chirps all night in the height of summer.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 | Gilbert WhiteChirps all night, from the middle of April to the end of July.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 | Gilbert WhiteIts eyes were half shut, one leg hung loose, and it was making faint chirps of distress.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall SaundersBut even though it's dark, there's always something to listen to: a cricket chirps, or a mouse begins scratching somewhere.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan Turgenev
The sparrow on the telegraph wire chirps cheeky nonsense to him as he passes by.
My First Book: | Various
British Dictionary definitions for chirp (1 of 2)
/ (tʃɜːp) /
(esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
to speak in a lively fashion
a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
Origin of chirp
1Derived forms of chirp
- chirper, noun
British Dictionary definitions for CHIRP (2 of 2)
/ (tʃɜːp) /
Confidential Human Incidents Reporting Programme: a system, run by the RAF Institute of Medicine, by which commercial pilots can comment on safety trends without the knowledge of their employers
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