chirrupy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chirrupy
Example Sentences
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He might serve as Vance’s running mate, I guess, but both in Munich and in general he strikes me more as a chirrupy Robin to JD’s would-be Dark Knight.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
In the space of a year and a half, the PinkPantheress sound - chirrupy, sped-up vocals; 90s and 00s samples; upbeat instrumentals and sad lyrics - has become TikTok's defining musical aesthetic.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023
Of her many musical projects the collaboration with Dan Werb, Ark Analog, might be the “coolest”: slick, high energy dance-pop enlivened by Todd’s chirrupy vocals.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2014
The first act, set in 1959, opens to jaunty music and the emergence of Sophie Thompson’s grinning Bev, a chirrupy creature whose determined good cheer masks very real reserves of grief.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2010
The siskin landed upside down several feet away, and lay on its back in the dust, flopping and kicking spastically while issuing pained chirrupy gurgles.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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