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 phrase cheep 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

Derived Forms

• ˈcheeper, noun

Other Words From

• cheeper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheep¹

First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

Example Sentences

You could carve him to pieces without hearing a cheep, if he decided to keep his mouth shut.

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He would "cheep" very loudly on these occasions and try harder than ever to get out.

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But thy days the silence keep, Save for grosbeaks' feeble cheep, Or for snow-birds' busy twitter When thy breath is very bitter.

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It rose again—it was like a perplexing cheep and chirrup, changing to a chortle of glee.

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It was very still and hot, and the cheep and trill of the gophers and the chatter of the kingbirds alone broke the silence.

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