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Recent Examples of chirp
Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
In a forest in southern China at the edge of the Wuling Mountains, a previously unknown species with bright bulging copper eyes and fringed toes sat chirping by a river.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Darkness envelops the desolate dirt road, the stark silence punctuated only by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the occasional cry of an owl.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Some folks in Colorado are out there chirping away that if only the pesky animal welfare lot would get on board with factory farming and tight enclosures without room to move, that would drive down egg prices.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
In a forest in southern China at the edge of the Wuling Mountains, a previously unknown species with bright bulging copper eyes and fringed toes sat chirping by a river.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
But the fact that Rodrigues even tried to pull off a chirp while talking to about a dozen reporters helps to illustrate one of the things that Marchand brings to the Stanley Cup champions.
—Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Darkness envelops the desolate dirt road, the stark silence punctuated only by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the occasional cry of an owl.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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And there, peeping through the trees, stood a solitary floodlight pylon.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Just peep Gracie Abrams’ disappearing-lip at the recent Grammy Awards or Tinashe’s go-to Y2K-lip to get the drift.—
Violeta Valdés,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just one day before the milestone date, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins tweeted in support of the banner and Trump.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Last week a software engineer on X tweeted a photo from the set in New Jersey.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
Noun
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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People are lounging on floor cushions, nestled on the couch, mingling and making art by the communal table, and lining up in front of the bar—waiting as the bartender prepares their drink of choice: piping hot tea.—
Jasmine Ting,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sign up to the newsletter to get this piped straight into your inbox.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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