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chirp

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chirp  (chûrp)
n.
A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a small bird or an insect.
intr.v. chirped, chirp·ing, chirps
To make a short, high-pitched sound.

[Middle English *chirpen, of imitative origin.]

chirp [tʃɜːp]
vb (intr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
2. to speak in a lively fashion
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
[C15 (as chirpinge, gerund): of imitative origin]
chirper  n

CHIRP [tʃɜːp]
n acronym for
(Engineering / Aeronautics) Confidential Human Incidents Reporting Programme: a system, run by the RAF Institute of Medicine, by which commercial pilots can comment on safety trends without the knowledge of their employers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chirpchirp - a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
tweet - a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
Verb1.chirpchirp - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
chitter, twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
2.chirpchirp - sing in modulation                  
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

chirp
verb chirrup, pipe, peep, warble, twitter, cheep, tweet The birds chirped loudly in the hedges.
Translations
chirp [tʃɜːp]
A. N [of birds] → pío m, gorjeo m; [of crickets] → chirrido m, canto m
B. VI [birds] → piar, gorjear; [crickets] → chirriar, cantar

chirp [ˈtʃɜːrp]
n
[birds] → pépiement m, gazouillis m
[grasshopper] → stridulation f
vi
[bird] → pépier, gazouiller
[grasshopper] → chanter, striduler
vt [person] (= say happily) → dire gaiement

chirp
vi (birds)zwitschern; (crickets)zirpen
n (of birds)Piepser m; (= chirping)Piepsen nt no pl, → Zwitschern nt no pl; (of crickets)Zirpen nt no pl; I don’t want to hear another chirp out of youich möchte keinen Muckser mehr von dir hören (inf)

chirp [tʃɜːp] chirrup [ˈtʃɪrəp]
1. n (of birds) → cinguettio; (of crickets) → cri cri m
2. vi (see n) → cinguettare, fare cri cri

chirp [tʃɜːp] chirrup [ˈtʃɪrəp]
1. n (of birds) → cinguettio; (of crickets) → cri cri m
2. vi (see n) → cinguettare, fare cri cri

chirp
nouns chirp [tʃəːp]
the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects. gepiep زَقْزَقَه цвърчене cvrlikání pippen; kvidren; sang das Gezirpe τιτίβισμα, ζουζούνισμα gorjeo, chirrido siristus جیرجیر؛ جیک جیک viserrys gazouillis לְצָיֵיץ चीं-चीं,चें-चें cvrkut cicit kvak, tíst cinguettio; stridio ちゅっちゅっと鳴く音 (새, 벌레가) 찍찍울다 čirškimas čivināšana; čiepstēšana cicip getjirp piping, kvitring ćwierkanie pio ciripit чириканье cvrlikanie cvrčanje, čivkanje cvrkut kvitter, pip, knarr เสียงร้องจ๊อกแจ๊ก cıvıltı, cırcır 鳥叫聲 цвірінькання; щебетання چہچہانا tiếng kêu chiêm chiếp
v
to make such a sound. spetter يُطَقْطِقُ тропам ťukat, ťapkat tromme prasseln ελαφροχτυπώ repiqueteo, golpeteo, tamborileo pladistama چک چک کردن؛ تاپ تاپ کردن naputtaa crépiter בִּנְקִישוֹת מְהִירוֹת ותכוּפוֹת टपटपाने की आवाज करना kuckanje kopog mengetuk smásmella og skella picchiettare, picchierellare パタパタと音をたてる 후두두, 후닥닥 소리를 내다 kapsėti, tuksėti grabināt; čabināt; tikšķēt berdetas-detas rikketikken klapre; plaske bębnić tiquetaquear a răpăi легко постукивать ťukať, ťapkať škrebljati dobovati smattra ทำให้เกิดเสียงเคาะเบา ๆ pıt(ır) pıt(ır) etmek, pıtırdamak 劈啪作響 затрепетати ٹپ ٹپ کرنا rơi lộp độp


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It may have entertained the Cricket too, for anything I know; but, certainly, it now began to chirp again, vehemently.
When it began to chirp faintly, he listened as if it were a beautiful sound.
Neither song nor chirp was heard--silence seemed to have taken the place of the normal voices of bird life.
 
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