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
The chirping incited a scuffle that led to four ejections and four suspensions.
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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.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 June 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
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
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
As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirping
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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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However, there isn’t necessarily a consistent color for grass between stadiums and broadcasters, meaning pixel-peeping viewers might need to tweak their settings to their own liking for each match .
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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.
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There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses.
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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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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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The billionaire was particularly involved in crypto during the 2021 bull run, often tweeting about Dogecoin and, for a short time, accepting Bitcoin for car purchases.
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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.
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That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.
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Jean’s Beach at the Old Stove Pub The hush-hush purchase of the Old Stove Pub by Max Chodorow had everyone chattering for months.
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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.
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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.
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“Chirping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirping. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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