Meaning of CHIRP
| Pronunciation: | | churp
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- [n] a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
- [v] make high-pitched sounds; of birds
- [v] sing in modulation
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| | Synonyms: | | cheep, chirrup, tweedle, twirp |
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| | See Also: | | chitter, emit, let loose, let out, sing, sound, tweet, twitter, utter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},
{Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]
To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
crickets.
\Chirp\, n.
A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. ``The chirp of
flitting bird.'' --Bryant.
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| | Related Terms: | | anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, beam, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caper, caracole, carol, caw, chant, chatter, cheep, chip, chipper, chirk, chirking, chirm, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, clack, clap hands, cluck, clutter, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, creak, crick, croak, cronk, croon, crow, cuckoo, dance, delight, descant, do-re-mi, drawl, drum, exclaim, exult, flute, frisk, frolic, gabble, gaggle, gambol, gasp, glory, glow, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle, hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, joy, jubilate, keen, laugh, lilt, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, roar, roll, rollick, romp, roulade, rumble, scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing in chorus, skip, skip for joy, smile, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate, sparkle, squall, squawk, squeal, stridulate, stridulation, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll, trumpet, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, vocalize, wail, warble, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yodel |
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