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Recent Examples of cheep
Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Once laid, some eggs are sent away for incubation and replaced by smart fakes, which wiggle and cheep so that the mother is primed for her hatchling’s return.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
These sounds, from the smallest cheeping bird, to the booming bark-like call of a Sambar deer, help in finding this most magnificent of big cats.
—Lauren Decarlo, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2019
The ducklings are safe and sound, though, after what seemed like an eternity huddled in terror and cheeping piteously at the drain’s bottom as the humans fought to open a manhole cover.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 May 2017
Verb
Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Once laid, some eggs are sent away for incubation and replaced by smart fakes, which wiggle and cheep so that the mother is primed for her hatchling’s return.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
These sounds, from the smallest cheeping bird, to the booming bark-like call of a Sambar deer, help in finding this most magnificent of big cats.
—Lauren Decarlo, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2019
The ducklings are safe and sound, though, after what seemed like an eternity huddled in terror and cheeping piteously at the drain’s bottom as the humans fought to open a manhole cover.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheep
Verb
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The birds chirped a little bit louder.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Highs will reach the low to mid 90s with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees during the afternoon.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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So far, home sales have ticked up from 2025 — when activity was at a three-decade low — but the market isn’t experiencing the robust rebound economists had expected.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Days later, a dead American crow collected in East Sacramento tested positive for the virus.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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With continued use, the eye gel can help reduce crow’s feet and other fine lines around the eye area, smooth out under-eye bags, and even brighten up the area for a more awake-looking glow.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The vocal repertoire consisted of at least seven different squeak types.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Others reported a persistent squeak.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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He was missed — especially vocally — since Gill’s angelic voice does not, in any way shape or form, resemble Walsh’s charmingly out-of-pitch squawk-talk style.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Victoria topped off her look with a pair of peep-toe heels, wearing her ombré tresses in subtle waves.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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Congrats to the peeps that represent!—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Don’t forget my sister’s advice: Ample space to run, roam, and cluck freely is the key to keeping happy, healthy chickens that lay daily.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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In Threes, builds its sentences from splats, crashes, clucks, clinks, whooshes, and thuds.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheep. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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