chirrup (redirected from chirrups)

chir·rup  (chûrp, chr-)

v. chir·ruped, chir·rup·ing, chir·rups

v.intr.

1. To utter a series of chirps.

2. To make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse.

v.tr.

1. To sound with chirps.

2. To make clucking sounds to.

n.

1. A series of chirps.

2. A series of clucks or clicking sounds, such as those made to urge on a horse.

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[Variant of chirp.]

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chirrup [ˈtʃɪrəp]

vb (intr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of some birds) to chirp repeatedly

2. to make clucking sounds with the lips

n

such a sound

[variant of chirp]

chirruper  n

chirrupy  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chirrup - a series of chirps                   twitter sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	chirrup - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" cheep, chirp, peep 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

Translations

chirrup [ˈtʃɪrəp]

vi (= chirp) [person, bird] → pépier