Definition of chirp
: to utter with a cheerful liveliness
- she chirped "good morning"
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Examples of chirp in a Sentence
The birds were chirping in the trees.
We heard the crickets chirping.
Recent Examples of chirp from the Web
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Click here to view original GIF There are literal birds chirping, tweeting and running around our hotel for the BET Awards — the vast Westin Bonaventure in Downtown Los Angeles where scenes from the film True Lies were shot.
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Flies buzz around the goose guts in my dogpot, and a big black bumblebee, and everywhere birds are chirping and singing — sparrows and robins and warblers flitting in the branches, rustling in dead leaves, busy setting up homes here on the hill.
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The sun is shining and the birds are chirping, which means that the unnecessary heat that permeates overcrowded subway cars and packed buses is about to make your daily commute into a three-month stretch of sweaty misery.
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Against the University of Illinois-Chicago, Burdick was able to quiet some chirping opponents by blasting a ball nearly onto I-680 over the Nischwitz Stadium fence in the recent Horizon League tournament.
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The sun is shining (for now), birds are chirping (or is that a siren?), and another weekend is upon us in Philadelphia.
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Dayton Moore helped turn that dead-end job into two pennants and a parade, so those close friends are no longer chirping.
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Why are birds chirping on just one side of the forest?
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As Green walked back to the dugout still chirping, West ejected him.
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Origin and Etymology of chirp
imitative
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First Known Use: 1557
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
See Words from the same yearDefinition of chirp
: the characteristic short sharp sound especially of a small bird or insect
Recent Examples of chirp from the Web
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Guests dined on a meal made with eggs, vegetables, fruits and herbs harvested from the nearby Centennial Farm and were serenaded by the chirps of birds roosting in the barn’s rafters and the persistent bleating of a nearby goat.
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Instead most patients associated their symptoms with loud, painful noises heard inside their apartments, chirps, hums, tones and even sounds like metal scraping coming from a distinct direction.
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Squirrels scratch across branches soaring far above as birds chirp.
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Listen to the chirps, whirs and flutter of the creatures that still stir and witness the night-blooming plants.
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Reef dwellers like snapping shrimp, damselfish , and clownfish all chirp and chatter away.
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Bruised and beaten, our survivors drive away safely past fields of birds that are momentarily standing down, as their chirps and cries drown out the car’s motor.
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Most of these shows, however, continue to get one thing absurdly wrong: apparently, in the future, our computers make little chirps and beeps as their text and images appear.
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Elsewhere, digital animation translates bird chirps into bursts of color and motion.
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First Known Use of chirp
circa 1586
CHIRP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of chirp for English Language Learners
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: to make a short high-pitched sound
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: to say (something) in a cheerful and lively way
CHIRP Defined for Kids
Definition of chirp for Students
: the short high-pitched sound made by crickets and some small birds
Definition of chirp for Students
chirped;
chirping
: to make a short high-pitched sound
- We heard insects chirping.
Learn More about chirp
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See words that rhyme with chirp Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for chirp Spanish Central: Translation of chirp Nglish: Translation of chirp for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about chirp
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