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Definition of chirpsnext
present tense third-person singular of chirp
as in chirrups
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard

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chirps

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noun

plural of chirp

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Recent Examples of chirps
Verb
Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider. Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirps
Noun
  • Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
    Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Is that panic, when the flute trills high?
    Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Charlie Puth sings his heart out at his Whatever's Clever!
    Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There are few musicians better suited to celebrate International Jazz Day than San Diego’s Allison Tucker Adams, who sings adeptly in six languages.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And while humans can often discern animal distress calls or differentiate dog barks, many animal noises may seem inconsequential to the untrained human ear.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • McKellen can make a terrific meal out of just a few grunts and groans, spending whole scenes mumbling about nothing in particular; meanwhile, Coel comes across as impenetrable, yet alluringly so.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Late that afternoon, Flint was sitting quietly against his tree and using a Primos can call to make bleats.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Chirps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirps. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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