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chirp

American  
[churp] / tʃɜrp /

verb (used without object)

  1. to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.

  2. to make any similar sound.

    The children chirped with amusement.

verb (used with object)

  1. to sound or utter in a chirping manner.

    The little girl chirped her joy.

noun

  1. a chirping sound.

chirp 1 British  
/ tʃɜːp /

verb

  1. (esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound

  2. to speak in a lively fashion

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noun

  1. a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird

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CHIRP 2 British  
/ tʃɜːp /

acronym

  1. 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

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Other Word Forms

  • chirper noun
  • chirpingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of chirp

1400–50; late Middle English chyrpynge (gerund); expressive word akin to cheep, chirk, etc.

Example Sentences

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If adversity reveals character, as those of us in the sports world like to chirp, consider the reaction of the three most prominent men Manfred cited in his report.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

I could hardly take another disappointment delivered with a cheerful chirp to my inbox.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025

Additionally, the AUVs were outfitted with a chirp sub-bottom profiler that uses sound to reveal layers of sediment below the seafloor surface.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

As a result, the final song features the melodic chirp of a male blackbird, originally recorded in the garden of sound engineer Stuart Eltham three years earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

Nearby he heard the hoot of a great horned owl and the incessant chirp of crickets.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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