cheep

[cheep]

verb (used without object)

1. to chirp; peep.

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

verb (used with object)

1. to express by cheeps.

noun

1. a chirp.

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

Other Word Forms

• cheeper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheep¹

First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

Example Sentences

The crickets and cicadas make a ceaseless, deafening buzz, coyotes cry mournfully in the distance, songbirds cheep and squawk at the first hint of dawn.

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A low cheeping sound of dinner conversation ceased.

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Even the hatcheries across the nation that specialize in mailing chickens — from simple Rhode Island Reds to cockapoo-looking Silkies that arrive to the post office in vented, cheeping boxes — are wiped out.

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By comparing these acoustic data with climate predictions, the research team hopes to learn how drier conditions in the future could threaten prairie chirps and cheeps.

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The babies’ cheeps go quiet as soon as she leaves.

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