Synonyms of chirping

chirping

verb

present participle of chirp

as in peeping

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeping
• chirruping
• cheeping
• chittering
• tweeting
• twittering
• chattering
• trilling
• singing
• piping
• pipping
• jabbering
• cackling
• jargoning
• warbling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chirping

According to several people seated near Kanter Freedom, Alter said the former NBA player began chirping at Cloud throughout the quarter. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Palm trees abound; a perpetual breeze and a soundtrack of chirping birds complement the luscious grounds. — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Field recordings—from the preparation of street food to birds chirping, taken mostly in public spaces around Doha—are a kind of sonic memory of a place that is rapidly changing. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

As totality nears, the light around you changes timbre, shadows sharpen, birds stop chirping and crickets start singing as if night is falling. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

The chirping incited a scuffle that led to four ejections and four suspensions. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Think your back yard can get buggy in the summer—with mosquitoes, flies, moths, wasps, bees, lightning bugs, crickets, and more swarming, buzzing, and chirping everywhere? — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2026

The sun was on its way up, and birds were chirping in the bare branches of the oak tree outside the window. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026