to wheep
- verb
- /wiːp/
:
pitar
- The baby birds wheep loudly every morning when they are hungry.
Examples
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We heard a child wheep with delight as she spotted the puppy.
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The baby wheeped softly in her crib.
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As the kitten played, it would sometimes wheep in excitement.
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Did you hear the bird wheep?
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The baby birds wheep loudly every morning when they are hungry.
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As the kitten played, it would sometimes wheep in excitement.
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We heard a child wheep with delight as she spotted the puppy.
Synonyms
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1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
3
8.1
Make a short, high sound like a small dog
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1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
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3.9
To make a short, high sound like a baby bird
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7.9
To make a soft high sound like a kitten
To make a loud, high, sad sound like a cat's cry
To make a long, high, sad noise like crying
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wheep as a verb comes from the idea of making that short, high sound, the same quick noise small birds or children 'peep'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the sharp, high cry itself, which is what it means to wheep.