2. Verb. (third-person singular of chirp) ¹
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Definition of Chirps
1. chirp [v] - See also: chirp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirps
Literary usage of Chirps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1863)
"It chirps on in Greek still. At the close of that long summer, though Greece lay
withered to her root, her academic groves and philosophic gardens all ..."
2. Lyrics by Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson (1873)
"WHAT THE SPARROW chirps. I AM only a little sparrow, A bird of low degree; My
life is of little value, But the dear Lord careth for me. ..."
3. Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose by Alphonso Gerald Newcomer, Alice Ebba Andrews (1910)
"... Of flowers yet fresh with childhood ; on the ear Drops the light drip of the
suspended oar, Or chirps the grasshopper one good-nigh carol more; ..."
4. The New Franklin Third Reader by Loomis Joseph Campbell (1886)
"... chirps. 1. I'm only a little sparrow, A bird of low degree ; My life is of
little value— But there's One who cares for me 2. ..."