chelp
Britishverb
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(esp of women or children) to chatter or speak out of turn
she's always chelping at the teacher
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(of birds) to squeak or chirp
Etymology
Origin of chelp
C19: perhaps from ch ( irp ) + ( y ) elp
Example Sentences
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Hardness is there in the dialect, too: guttle, kested, barkled, cozzly, butty, chelp and so on.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2013
On Says You! you will hear real or bluff definitions of such words as trank, chelp, and fubsy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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