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Recent Examples of chirp
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Similarly to smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector will produce a quiet chirp when the battery is low.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Before the wake-up birds start chirping, my body senses the light and emerges from the deepest levels of sleep to something more agreeable to the idea of waking up.
—Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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Verb
According to recent research published in Current Biology, male lyrebirds – who typically have a mellifluous chirp – sometimes mimic the sound of a mobbing flock of birds during courtship and copulation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Similarly to smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector will produce a quiet chirp when the battery is low.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Noun
Lily Allen regrets chirping about Katy Perry's involvement in that all-female flight that Jeff Bezos' private space company, Blue Origin, took earlier this month.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Before the wake-up birds start chirping, my body senses the light and emerges from the deepest levels of sleep to something more agreeable to the idea of waking up.
—Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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Webcam Protection prevents pervs from peeping through your webcam, and Privacy Service (in combination with the parental control system, oddly) halts accidental or malicious transmission of your personal information.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 July 2025
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At any rate, our Midwest peeps still drop a line now and again.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Virtually overnight, the preserve turned into a summer camp for monkeys, sloths, and parrots; every morning, in the foggy darkness before dawn, the Benders woke to the impatient squawks and stares of macaws dangling upside down from the ledge of their roof.—
Ned Zeman,
Outside,
14 Nov. 2021
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Quote tweeting the post, New Heights thanked YouTube for getting the podcast episode back up and running after the blackout.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In a post quote tweeting Madonna on X, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s president, thanked Madonna for speaking up.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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People chatter, kids laugh, seagulls screech and birds chirp.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Korean pop star Cha Eun-woo draws squeals from the crowd of fans gathered out front, while security ushers Lacy through a small throng of civilians on the side of the building, up to where he’s supposed to have his photo taken.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the initial squeals and giggles, Taylor Swift fans immediately got to work, combing all seven photos of Swift for outfit details and clues about their relationship status.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
Verb
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According to Daltrey, the moment that inspired the troubles is related to the technical setup of The Who’s live show, which features electronic drums piped in through in-ear monitors.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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While dining, guests watch curated short films on two 45-foot-wide LED screens with audio piped into Tesla car systems for drive-in customers.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Otherwise, despite some groans and squeaks after seven months of heavy use (including a couple of tween sleepovers), the couch is still beautiful and sturdy.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
1 Aug. 2025
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While it’s not used on actual babies much anymore due to health concerns, a sprinkle of baby powder can quiet squeaks, remove sand, absorb oil, and more.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
Verb
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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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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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