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Recent Examples of chirp
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Frogs chirping in spring indicate that water temperatures are warm enough for eggs, while air temperatures influence caterpillar hatching and activity.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Other small birds chirped and tweeted across the sky.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Frogs chirping in spring indicate that water temperatures are warm enough for eggs, while air temperatures influence caterpillar hatching and activity.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Seeing the sky darken in the middle of the day and hearing the crickets start to chirp and feeling the temperature drop several degrees as the moon crosses in front of the sun is such a unique experience.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Roberto Clemente Rincon is accused of peeping into several people's homes in Riverside.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 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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Jason Kelce responded on X by quote-tweeting the story.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Israel's military tweeted a warning in Farsi, saying Iran was trying to rebuild itself and select a new leader and that the Assembly of Experts would soon gather in the city of Qom.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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The only noise is the dip-dip of oars and the ethereal screech of horseshoe bats.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low-pitched sounds — like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some small grants were canceled, like $14 million to install septic systems in majority-Black Alabama counties where residents live with sewage piped from their homes onto their property.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Get the candy cane-stripe effect by painting red food coloring gel inside of a pastry bag before piping the filling.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On his proper introduction, Nett seems keen to fashion himself in the mold of new-wave rage stars like Che and Osamason, burning his low-end to a crisp and putting on his best Keef squeak.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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In an early scene, an auto mechanic named Vahid recognizes his former torturer by the distinctive squeak of his prosthetic leg.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The group set out in the park to investigate chittering sounds that turned out to be a couple of white-breasted nut hatches.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Evening had fallen, and bats chittered in the sky outside.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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