chirp
verb (used without object)
to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
have chirped
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present perfectof chirp.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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People who might have chirped at each other on Twitter are spending more time in these apps.
From Economist ● Sep. 15, 2016
A girl under those circumstances might perhaps have chirped abundantly; not so this square-shouldered little man with the big cloud of curls.
From Romola by George Eliot
I was generous, and an orchard full of spring robins could not have chirped more happily than they did while flocking around me.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
I will not forget you again, little comrade," said he, "you, who have chirped on through such merry and sorry times.
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Wilhelmine von Hillern
