as in peeping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard
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Recent Examples of chirping
Atkinson was chirping at Blair, which Black said was common (for Atkinson to be chirping at anyone), and there was a lot of contact.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 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
And the birds are chirping their hearts out.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
—Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Redshirt junior safety Cole Martin admitted that the offensive and defensive units were chirping at each other inside the locker room prior to the start of the day.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
This is something understandably frustrated fans have been chirping about for years.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 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
And the birds are chirping their hearts out.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
—Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Redshirt junior safety Cole Martin admitted that the offensive and defensive units were chirping at each other inside the locker room prior to the start of the day.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
This is something understandably frustrated fans have been chirping about for years.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirping
Verb
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An extremely nosy alligator was found sitting on the porch of a coastal North Carolina home, peeping through the glass storm door, photos show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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During fall leaf-peeping season, traffic on the pass has to be regulated.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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No sub-tweeting, no digs in the press, just two dudes with a minor disagreement hashing it out man-to-man and then moving on.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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That’s why the president’s losing sleep and tweeting about this.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But a chattering bird builds no nest!—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Tabakis lightly strums and plucks over a glowing drone and chattering birds, offering an ecumenical introduction, a smiling welcome.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
Verb
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In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Chirping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirping. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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