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Definition of Chirp

1. Verb. Make high-pitched sounds. "The birds were chirping in the bushes"

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

chiropterologist chiropterologists chiropterophilia chiropters chiroptic chiroptical chiros chiroscope chirosophist chirosophists

chirosophy chirospasm chirospecific chirotopes chirotopic chirp (current term) chirped chirper chirpers chirpier

chirpies chirpiest chirpily chirpiness chirping chirping chips chirpingly chirpings chirplet chirplets

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 ..."

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