to chirp
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1.0
- verb
- /tʃɜrp/
:
piar
- Emily, who had watched with visible amusement, chirped, "She knows about not letting them eat mice and moles, Charlie."
I was surrounded by honking taxis, chirping birds, kids shouting.
- I was surrounded by honking taxis, chirping birds, kids shouting.
- The mating hall at night when you hear the crickets chirp, it's a mating hall.
- And he's the Opie's complaining about the bird chirping.
- It smells so good listening to the birds chirping.
- But in that summer, the cricket started chirping because it was like they they thought it was night.
- Everything is idyllic, birds flying around chirping.
- So it's very Elon Musk to not like this sweetness of birds chirping and tweeting and saying I want something more hardcore.
- O just a scene where saw the main characters riding their bike downtown and the the birds are chirping, beautiful blue sky.
Examples
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In the quiet of the forest, I can hear the birds chirping cheerfully at dawn.
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As the sun rose, the crickets began chirping in harmony with the morning light.
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Wake up early, hear the birds chirping, get all ready and have a perfect first day.
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I'll tell you, there's nothing better than coming out here in the evening with the birds chirping and the sun setting.
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A bluebird landed on the balcony and chirped at her, drawing a brief smile.
Fiction book (1990) -
We can hear sparrows chirping and hopping among the creepers.
Academic text (2007) -
As if in reply, the birds warbled and chirped from the trees and raspberry bushes.
Fiction book (1992) -
A golden-crowned sparrow chirped from a nearby branch, then sputtered off into silence.
Fiction book (1990) -
During our hike, the trail was filled with the sound of insects chirping happily among the leaves.
Synonyms
47
7.0
To make a high thin sound like a small bird or child
4
2.7
To make a short, high sound like a small bird
3
8.0
To make short high noises like a small bird's call
2
1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
1
3.9
To make a short, high sound like a baby bird
1
4.4
To make a series of short, high bird sounds
To make repeated short, high sounds like small birds or insects
To sing or play a series of high notes that change and repeat
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chirp began as the short bird noise people copied, so to chirp is to make a quick, high 'sound' like a sparrow, a cricket, or a small phone.