cheep

[ cheep ]

/ tʃip /

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verb (used without object)

to chirp; peep.

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

verb (used with object)

to express by cheeps.

noun

a chirp.

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Origin of cheep

First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM cheep

cheeper, noun

Words nearby cheep

cheek pouch, cheek strap, cheek tooth, Cheektowaga, cheeky, cheep, cheer, cheerer-upper, cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead

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How to use cheep in a sentence

You could carve him to pieces without hearing a cheep, if he decided to keep his mouth shut.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He would "cheep" very loudly on these occasions and try harder than ever to get out.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899|Various
But thy days the silence keep, Save for grosbeaks' feeble cheep, Or for snow-birds' busy twitter When thy breath is very bitter.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
It rose again—it was like a perplexing cheep and chirrup, changing to a chortle of glee.
A Reversible Santa Claus|Meredith Nicholson

It was very still and hot, and the cheep and trill of the gophers and the chatter of the kingbirds alone broke the silence.
Other Main-Travelled Roads|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for cheep

cheep

/ (tʃiːp) /

noun

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

verb

(intr) (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds

Derived forms of cheep

cheeper, noun

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Origin of cheep

OTHER WORDS FROM cheep

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