chirped 1 of 2

past tense of chirp
as in chirruped
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard

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chirped

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adjective

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Recent Examples of chirped
Adjective
From organized team activities to the early days of training camp, Horn constantly chirped at quarterback Bryce Young in an effort to throw him off his game. Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025 Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirped
Verb
  • Bovino, the Border Patrol chief who oversaw the LA raids and has since taken similar operations to cities like Sacramento and Chicago, tweeted out the names and photos of Montenegro and three others, accusing them of using homemade tire spikes to disable vehicles.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • A day earlier, Musk tweeted an image that appears to show the Macrohard logo being painted on xAI’s upcoming Colossus 2 supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Large buyers of electricity typically pay lower rates because the distribution infrastructure is less complex; power needs to be piped to one location rather than hundreds or thousands of homes, said Johnson.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Also, a signature JPMorgan scent will be piped through the building.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Aaron Ramsdale, meanwhile, was signed from Southampton on an initial loan with an option to buy once Manchester City pipped Newcastle to James Trafford.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
  • In Black Phone 2, McGraw has been upgraded to the de facto lead actor, and Gwen’s foul-mouthed takedowns are even more vicious.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The shaky MacKenzie-Grant alliance will survive because Dougal will marry that boot-mouthed, hoity-toity Grant, Maura.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Chirped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirped. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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