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Recent Examples of chirp
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
I'mPhaedra Trethan, using this handy guide to identify the birds chirping in my yard each morning.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 May 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.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
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Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
I'mPhaedra Trethan, using this handy guide to identify the birds chirping in my yard each morning.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.
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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
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In the last three months alone, Depop searches for babydoll dresses have increased by 144%, Y2K low- rise jeans by 102%, and peep toe heels by 108%, according to the platform.
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The sights in White Mountains National Forest are particularly magical during the fall when leaf-peeping season is at its peak.
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Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.
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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.
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Passengers tweeted out photos and videos of the aftermath of the derailment.
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Freddy, the German soccer fan who has gone viral live-tweeting his fairy-tale experience in the United States, has another major visit on his docket.
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Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
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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.
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The theme continues with gold contrast stitching and embroidered eyelets in the same color to suggest rivets, as well as piping on the heel taking after the interior of selvedge denim.
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Copper, also on the list, has traditional uses such as piping for plumbing, but is also needed in electronics and the automotive industry.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The vocal repertoire consisted of at least seven different squeak types.
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Others reported a persistent squeak.
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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