chirrup
Americanverb (used without object)
-
to chirp.
robins chirruping on the lawn.
-
to make a similar sound.
She chirruped softly to encourage the horse.
verb (used with object)
-
to utter with chirps.
-
to make a chirping sound to.
noun
verb
-
(esp of some birds) to chirp repeatedly
-
to make clucking sounds with the lips
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chirrup
First recorded in 1570–80; variant of chirp
Vocabulary lists containing chirrup
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In heart-ambush hidden Chirrup of a bird; Tremble heart and forest Like a frightened fawn, Gleam the distant tree-tops, Hither comes the dawn!
From A Woman's Love Letters by Hensley, Sophia Margaret
So the pink-white eggs are laid there, Safe from harm, till baby-birds Chirrup forth to take their places, 'Mongst the self-sustaining herds.
From Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children by Miller, Mrs. E. P.
Besides, said Chirrup, mother said We must not go beyond, But only hop and fly about The trees that skirt the pond.
From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)
Chirrup, chir′up, v.i. to chirp: to make a sound with the mouth to urge on a horse: to cheer up.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Chirrup, the eldest, quick replied, O yes, sweet mother mine, We'll be so glad to hop about, And see the bright sunshine.
From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
