chirps 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

noun

plural of chirp

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Noun
  • 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
  • Since then, the Ohio native has spoken about the pop superstar in a number of interviews (and Swift seemingly sings about Travis on her album The Tortured Poets Department).
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Aaron Spencer was jolted awake by the frantic barks of his daughter’s chihuahua.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The sounds of sweet barks, slurps from surrounding water bowls and giggles over the elaborate canine costumes filled the air.
    Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There are layers of grunts and bangs; there is an increasingly insistent electronic score by Steve Jablonsky and, loudest of all, there are numerous ’70s needle drops that fully exploit the melodrama of prog rock.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Chirps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirps. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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