chirp
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
to make any similar sound: The children chirped with amusement.
to sound or utter in a chirping manner: The little girl chirped her joy.
a chirping sound.
Origin of chirp
1Other words from chirp
- chirper, noun
- chirp·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby chirp
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How to use chirp in a sentence
If you’d rather not listen to chirps and caws, just seek out music that makes you feel calm.
To take the most relaxing bath ever, add some healthy tips | Rachel Feltman | January 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis might produce an “anti-chirp” — a pattern of gravitational waves opposite to a chirp’s — before plunging back in with a chirp.
Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes? | Emily Conover | August 24, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThose chirps are received by any nearby Bluetooth device, such as another phone.
Tackling the novel coronavirus calls for novel ideas | Kathiann Kowalski | May 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSo any phone with Bluetooth will have data about chirps it sent out and chirps it got from other smartphones it had been near.
Tackling the novel coronavirus calls for novel ideas | Kathiann Kowalski | May 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsInformation about the stored chirps would then become part of a large public database.
Tackling the novel coronavirus calls for novel ideas | Kathiann Kowalski | May 7, 2020 | Science News For Students
Nancy enjoyed music and hearing birds chirp and the sound of children playing.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a back room, video poker machines ding and chirp with the occasional squeal of delight from a winner.
He laughed, a high-pitched chirp that sounded like a castrato.
Queeker rode up to the gap, shut his eyes, gave a chirp, and committed himself to fate and Slapover.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneHowever, he shut his eyes, and courageously gave the accustomed chirp, and Slapover plunged down.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneShe is quite sure she understands what her big dog Tom says and her little canary chirp.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceSomewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaThen she heard a little restless bird chirp out its wakefulness from a nest in the ivy round the walls of the house.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for chirp (1 of 2)
/ (tʃɜːp) /
(esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
to speak in a lively fashion
a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
Origin of chirp
1Derived forms of chirp
- chirper, noun
British Dictionary definitions for CHIRP (2 of 2)
/ (tʃɜːp) /
Confidential Human Incidents Reporting Programme: a system, run by the RAF Institute of Medicine, by which commercial pilots can comment on safety trends without the knowledge of their employers
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