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chirpy

chirpy

1 2.7
Full of short high sounds made by birds or crickets
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɜrpi/
translation icon : chirriante
  • The world stopped turning for a while, then the girls who belonged to the Minnows, who wore goggles that said "Minnows" over and over on the straps, fanned out and made chirpy noises and called, "Derek, Derek," as if the boy who was missing was hiding under a rock.
  • chirpy sound
  • chirpy voice

But when I watched him, he thought, OK, these sweet little chirpy birds tweeting away in the name Twitter.

Examples

  • "OK, Blaze," I said, "come on with me," trying out that soft, soothing voice that worked on "Wild Kingdom," and Blaze made a chirpy noise and seemed happy enough to let me loop my purse strap around his neck.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Bob dragged himself to the box where he'd stashed the chirpy chicks.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Just then, they heard a squeaky, chirpy sound coming from the surf.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • But when I watched him, he thought, OK, these sweet little chirpy birds tweeting away in the name Twitter.

    Lex Fridman

  • "Don't you dare so much as put me in the same sentence as those chirpy stags."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • By the way: How much weight have you lost until now? I'm sure the chirpy bird inside you cannot carry this bear anymore and wishes to fly soonest...

    Blog text (12)

  • She glanced at the passport and nodded him through the turnstile with a chirpy, impersonal "I live.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The garden was filled with the chirpy sounds of sparrows singing in the early morning.

  • As I walked through the park, I noticed a chirpy robin perched on a branch, singing a joyful tune.

  • The chirpy cricket made its presence known by creating a delightful melody in the warm summer night.

Synonyms

squeaky
vschirpy
67 1.3

Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge

is made by birds or insects in short frequent sounds rather than shrill noises
twittery
vschirpy
7.5

Making short high sounds like small birds

includes the same sounds from both birds and insects rather than only birds
chattery
vschirpy
7.5

Short high sounds that repeat, like quick clicks or bird calls

is about frequent short bird or insect sounds rather than mechanical clicking

How Chirpy

chirpy
1 2.7
twittery
7.5
quiet
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

chirpy positive
chirpier comparative
chirpiest superlative

Morphology

chirpy = chirp (transparent) = chirp + y

A straightforward adjectival formation from 'chirp' meaning 'characterized by chirping', which learners can derive directly.

Etymology

The word chirpy comes from the simple word chirp, which copies the short, high sound birds or insects make, plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So chirpy describes an animal that keeps making short, high sounds.