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cheep

cheep

3 4.0
A short, weak, high sound made by a baby bird
  • noun
  • /tʃiːp/
translation icon : piido
  • The grove was alive with the cheeps, chirps, and rustlings of the birds.

Examples

  • The canary cheeps timidly.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • We go outside and climb into the station wagon and hear a small "cheep."

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "Cheep!" sang the tiny bird.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The bird falls silently; not a cheep is heard.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The canary cheeps inquiringly.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • In the quiet morning, the garden was filled with the cheeps of newly hatched chicks.

  • As we walked past the bushes, we heard the soft cheeps of the baby birds hidden inside.

  • The children's laughter was accompanied by the faint cheeps of the nestlings above.

Synonyms

chirp
vscheep
18 1.6

A short, high sound made by small birds or insects

is a weaker cry from a young bird rather than a sharp bright sound
peep
vscheep
14 1.0

A short high soft sound made by a young bird

is a clearer weak cry rather than just a faint soft sound
mewing
vscheep
1 1.0

A short high sound made by a cat or young bird

is limited to a weak young bird cry rather than use for other animals
birdcall
vscheep
1 3.9

The sound a bird makes to communicate with other birds

is a short weak juvenile cry rather than a full communicative call
chirrup
vscheep
1 8.1

A short high, sharp sound made by small birds or insects

is a single weak cry rather than a repeated string of short notes
wheep
vscheep
9.7

A short high whistling sound made by small birds

is a weak short cry rather than a clear high whistling tone

How Loud

squawk
21 4.9
chirp
18 1.6
cheep
3 4.0
tweet
16 2.5
peep
14 1.0

Surface Forms

cheep singular
cheeps plural

Etymology

A cheep is named after the small sound 'cheep-cheep' that chicks make. So a cheep is the short, weak, high sound a young bird gives.