chirp
verb (used without object)
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
chirped
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past participleof chirp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chirp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chirpverb (used without object)to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
Example Sentences
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"Come back in a couple of weeks, and we'll talk then," the woman at the animal rescue chirped.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
“I stuck to the Roosevelt side,” will.i.am chirped back to his bandmate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2024
Julie Hendricks-Atkins' colleagues chirped from their cubicles in Lower Manhattan.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
The team's independently developed chirped quasi-phase-matching device generates quantum-entangled light by harnessing chirping -- gradually changing an element's polarization reversal period -- to generate quantum photon pairs over a wide bandwidth.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
They chirped loud enough to silence Danny and Glory.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
