Synonyms of cheep

cheep 1 of 2

verb

ˈchēp 

as in to chirp

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

the toaster cheeps to indicate that the toast is done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chirp
• peep
• pipe
• chirrup
• jargon
• chitter
• tweet
• sing
• pip
• twitter
• chatter
• warble
• trill
• cackle
• jabber

cheep

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noun

as in low

Related Words

• low
• screech
• crow
• squeak
• squawk
• peep
• chirp
• cluck
• caw
• calling
• bark
• quack
• bray
• crake
• croak
• whinny
• yelp
• trumpet
• moo
• bellow
• mew
• squeal
• meow
• coo
• bay
• grunt
• bleat
• neigh
• cackle
• roar
• honk
• hoot
• yip
• blat
• howl
• oink
• yowl
• caterwaul
• yap
• twitter
• tu-whit tu-whoo
• squall
• cry
• call
• note

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheep

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