cheep

[cheep]

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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.

Origin of cheep

First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

Related formscheep·er, noun

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Related Words for cheep

chip, chirp, tweet, peep, twitter, tweedle, chirrup, chipper

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 Huntress
Hulbert 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 Deemster
Hall Caine
Not a crow, nor a jay, nor a chickadee had heart enough to cheep.
Roof and Meadow
Dallas 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, Buccaneer
Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for cheep

cheep

noun

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

verb

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

Derived Formscheeper, noun

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Word Origin and History for cheep

1510s, of imitative origin, originally Scottish. Related: Cheeped; cheeping; cheeper. The noun is attested by 1774.