- past progressive of cheep.
Example Sentences
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A lively chickadee was cheeping from a tall spruce, and a bold camp-robber was hopping in front of the cabin door picking up morsels of food which were occasionally cast forth.
From The Fourth Watch by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)
The wood warbler was cheeping inquiringly at this sudden change in the deportment of his friend behind the shoulder of shale.
From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver
A bird was cheeping in the jasmine bush when I dropped asleep, and when I awoke he was cheeping there still.
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Coming down stairs half an hour later I heard her remonstrating with Mike, who was cheeping wildly.
From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Bates, Katharine Lee