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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peeping
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The sun's peeping out, and the budding journalists skedaddle outside, where their friends are just arriving.—
Lauren Migaki,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025 -
Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, wore a white suit with a lacy corset bra noticeably peeping out from underneath her jacket, a racy touch that clashed with the solemnity of the event.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Chirping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirping. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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