chirp
verb (used without object)
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
have been chirping
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present perfect progressiveof chirp.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He’s not interested in joining the chorus of Doc Rivers critics who have been chirping since Rivers was let go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020
But they might only have been chirping at each other like the birds that nested on the vlei.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
