as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the toaster cheeps to indicate that the toast is done
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Recent Examples of cheeping
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.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses.
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Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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.
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Lauren Decarlo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2019
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeping
chirping
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.
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“Cheeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeping. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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