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to chirrup along

to chirrup along

7.5
To make small cheerful sounds along with music
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈtʃɪr.əp əˈlɔŋ/
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  • She enjoyed chirruping along to the birdsong during her walks in the park.

Examples

  • Every morning, the children chirrup along with their favorite television theme tunes.

  • The birds chirrup along with the melody.

  • As the band played, the audience began to chirrup along, filling the hall with light-hearted sounds.

  • Can you hear them chirruping along?

  • As the band played, the audience began to chirrup along, filling the hall with light-hearted sounds.

  • Every morning, the children chirrup along with their favorite television theme tunes.

  • She enjoyed chirruping along to the birdsong during her walks in the park.

Synonyms

to sing along
vsto chirrup along
44 1.4

To sing together with other people or with music playing

make light repetitive cheerful sounds in harmony with other music

How Harmonious

to harmonize
  • Specialized
7 4.2
to chirrup along
7.5
to hum
69 1.0
to sing along
44 1.4
to join in
143 1.1

Surface Forms

chirrup along infinitive
chirrup alonged past
chirrup alonged past participle
chirrup alonging present participle
chirrup alongs third person singular

Morphology

chirrup + along

The phrase is directly compositional: 'chirrup' means to utter short high-pitched vocalizations and 'along' signals accompaniment, so 'chirrup along' naturally means to chirrup in time with or together with music/another sound. This follows a common verb + accompaniment particle pattern that is predictable for learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Chirrup along comes from the tiny, quick sounds birds make. Think of chirrup as a bird's happy noise and along as joining in with a song, so the phrase means 'to sing or make cheerful sounds together with music'.