cheep
[cheep]
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.
Origin of cheep
First recorded in 1505–15; imitative
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Examples from the Web for cheep
Historical Examples of cheep
On the island there was not a cheep nor a flutter to break the spell.
The HuntressHulbert Footner
It is variable and may be written chee-rp, cheep, or chir-eep.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)Arthur Cleveland Bent
As he did so there was a faint "cheep, cheep" from below—the herrings were still alive.
The DeemsterHall Caine
Not a crow, nor a jay, nor a chickadee had heart enough to cheep.
Roof and MeadowDallas Lore Sharp
In perfect silence, broken only by the "cheep" of the oars in the locks, the five boats swept down on the doomed frigate.
Sir Henry Morgan, BuccaneerCyrus Townsend Brady
cheep
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