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chirp
[ churp ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
- to make any similar sound:
The children chirped with amusement.
verb (used with object)
- to sound or utter in a chirping manner:
The little girl chirped her joy.
noun
- a chirping sound.
CHIRP
1/ tʃɜːp /
acronym for
- Confidential Human Incidents Reporting Programme: a system, run by the RAF Institute of Medicine, by which commercial pilots can comment on safety trends without the knowledge of their employers
chirp
2/ tʃɜːp /
verb
- (esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
- to speak in a lively fashion
noun
- a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
Derived Forms
- ˈchirper, noun
Other Words From
- chirper noun
- chirping·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of chirp1
Example Sentences
Nancy enjoyed music and hearing birds chirp and the sound of children playing.
In a back room, video poker machines ding and chirp with the occasional squeal of delight from a winner.
He laughed, a high-pitched chirp that sounded like a castrato.
Queeker rode up to the gap, shut his eyes, gave a chirp, and committed himself to fate and Slapover.
However, he shut his eyes, and courageously gave the accustomed chirp, and Slapover plunged down.
She is quite sure she understands what her big dog Tom says and her little canary Chirp.
Somewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.
Then she heard a little restless bird chirp out its wakefulness from a nest in the ivy round the walls of the house.
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