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Definition of Chirp
1. Verb. Make high-pitched sounds. "The birds were chirping in the bushes"
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Specialized synonyms: Chitter, Twitter
Derivative terms: Cheep, Chirrup, Peep, Peeper
2. Noun. A sharp sound made by small birds or insects.
3. Verb. Sing in modulation.
Definition of Chirp
1. v. i. To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
2. n. A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.
Definition of Chirp
1. Noun. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to speak in a high-pitched staccato ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chirp
1. to utter a short, shrill sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirp
Literary usage of Chirp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to persons: spec. shout, exclaim, clamor, call, blare, bray (spec, or
humorous), chuckle, cluck, coo, croak, crool, croon, croup, crow, chirp, ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"Pule, to chirp, to whimper. ... to chirp, moan. Imitative words ; allied to L.
... to chirp ; see Pipe. pulse (i), a throb. (F.-L.) F. fouls, ..."
3. Christmas Books by Charles Dickens (1854)
"chirp, chirp, chirp ! Cricket a mile ahead. Hum, hum, hum—m—m ! Kettle making
play in the distance ... chirp, chirp, chirp ! Cricket going in to finish him. ..."
4. Lessons in Vocal Expression: Processes of Thinking in the Modulation of the by Samuel Silas Curry (1895)
"chirp, chirp, chirp! Cricket a mile ahead. Hum, hum, hum—m — m! Kettle making
play in the distance ... chirp, chirp, chirp ! Cricket going in to finish him. ..."
5. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1900)
"chirp! chirp! chirp! Our jolly unseen visitor, In the thicket By the ... chirp!
When the noisy kettle Sings, like a humming bug, And the kittens settle ..."