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Gav Dishart was the one who had come by the burn, and his boots were cheeping like a field of mice.

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

In the elm tree two bright yellow birds were cheeping.

From Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books by Eden, Horatia K. F.

The sparrows were cheeping more loudly: the trains were more frequent.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

A thousand insects were cheeping; a thousand frogs in disjointed concert welcomed the twilight.

From Who Goes There? by Benson, Blackwood Ketcham

Eight or nine yellow, fluffy little mites were cheeping and scuffling in the fender.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)