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

The murmuring, cheeping dining saloon seemed to fall away.

From Literature

Even the hatcheries across the nation that specialize in mailing chickens — from simple Rhode Island Reds to cockapoo-looking Silkies that arrive to the post office in vented, cheeping boxes — are wiped out.

From Washington Post

By comparing these acoustic data with climate predictions, the research team hopes to learn how drier conditions in the future could threaten prairie chirps and cheeps.

From Science Magazine

The babies’ cheeps go quiet as soon as she leaves.

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