cheep

[ cheep ]

verb (used without object)

1. to chirp; peep.
2. Chiefly South Midland U.S. to reveal or tell a secret (usually used in the phrase cheep it ).

verb (used with object)

1. to express by cheeps.

noun

1. a chirp.

cheep

/ tʃiːp /

noun

1. the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp

verb

1. intr (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds

Derived Forms

• ˈcheeper, noun

Other Words From

• cheeper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheep¹

First recorded in 1505–15; imitative

Example Sentences

Then, just at the stroke of noon, probably, there came a stirring and the occasional cheep.

From Literature

As he leaned over a trap with a stick to demonstrate what happens when the mechanism is sprung, there was a sudden flutter and cheep by his shoulder.

From New York Times

“Cheep, cheep, cheep,” she concludes, waving her head and hands back and forth.

From Literature

Before Hale left, he’d warned Lawson, “If you ever cheep this to anybody we will kill you.”

From Literature

One level I built, for example, saw Mario brave a rotating platform, gave players the chance to fight a Koopa Troopa to reach a question mark block, and slide along a second platform to a junction where they could either battle some Cheep Cheeps to reach a power mushroom or take a different route and visit Toad.

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