chirper
4.5
A small animal that makes short high sounds like bird calls
- noun
- /ˈtʃɜːrpər/
:
trino
- The little chirper perched on a branch, filling the air with its delightful tunes.
Examples
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Especially coming from a featherless little chirper like yourself.
Fiction book (2001) -
The chirper outside my window woke me up with its cheerful song in the morning.
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In the garden, I could hear the chirper calling out to its friends from the trees.
Synonyms
cheeper
vschirper
1
5.3
A young bird that makes high, soft chirping sounds
applies to any age or species, not only young birds
vocalizer
vschirper
1
7.2
An animal that makes sounds to communicate
is specific to short high-pitched sounds rather than any general sound production
twitterer
vschirper
8.2
A small bird that makes short high musical sounds
is used for any person or animal, not only birds
tweeter
vschirper
3.0
A small bird that makes short, high sounds
is applied to any person or animal making such sounds, not just small birds
songster
vschirper
6.7
A bird that makes clear, pleasant sounds
focuses on short high-pitched sounds rather than musical melody
8.9
A small Australian songbird that sings clear musical tunes from trees
focuses on short high-pitched sounds rather than long melodious calls
Compounds
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chirper comes from the short bird sound chirp, a word that copies the tiny, high noise birds make, and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a chirper is someone or something that makes short, high sounds like a bird.