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Recent Examples of chirp
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The sound of cars has disappeared in the wealthy El Vedado neighborhood, where the soundscape of chirping birds has reemerged.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Swallows chirping from a newspaper nest above a doorway.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The sound of cars has disappeared in the wealthy El Vedado neighborhood, where the soundscape of chirping birds has reemerged.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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This creator wears her medium-wash denim pair with a simple white tube top and ever-so-slightly freaky sandals—peep the cutout toe detail.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Elsewhere in the collection, creamy pearls peep out between layers of polished, single-piece cast silver in bangles and earrings; while luminous spheres are paired with onyx cubes in an exploration of geometry and contrasting materiality.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Short tweeted after his win at the Teen Choice Awards, per Just Jared.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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The billionaire was particularly involved in crypto during the 2021 bull run, often tweeting about Dogecoin and, for a short time, accepting Bitcoin for car purchases.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
1 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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In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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These threatened and endangered species are gentle, curious, and squeal-inducing levels of adorable, making a rare sighting all the more special and memorable.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
Verb
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Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, for example, would need to pipe exports through either Saudi Arabia or Iraq.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Sport mode also delivered a good amount of sound piped into the cabin, including entertaining turbo noises to accompany its hearty torque-shove Again, with the least amount of horsepower on tap.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Others reported a persistent squeak.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The only sound coming from the Dodger Stadium visitors’ clubhouse Wednesday night was the squeak of a laundry cart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The ice rocked four or five feet in each direction, and suddenly a group of penguins surfaced beside the kayak and started chittering.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Harding sings in the hooded, lower end of her range, and the music is filled with nighttime sounds—chittering percussion, organ.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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