jargoning

Definition of jargoningnext
present participle of jargon
as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

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chirping
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  • But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.
    Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Jargoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jargoning. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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