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Definition of Cherup
1. v. i. To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup.
2. v. t. To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup.
3. n. A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
Definition of Cherup
1. Noun. (archaic form of chirrup) ¹
2. Verb. (archaic form of chirrup) ¹
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Definition of Cherup
1. to chirp [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: chirp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cherup
Literary usage of Cherup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Actor's Budget: Consisting of Monologues, Prologues, Epilogues, and by William Oxberry (1824)
"Once a little cock sparrow a 'top of a tree, He cherup'd and ... He cherup'd and
chatter'd, so merry was he! Did this little cock sparrow a 'top of the tree ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1912)
"... behold : Those with sweet water oft her handmaid fills, Which as she went,
would cherup through their bills. Some say, for her the fairest Cupid pin'd, ..."
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