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- pronunciation:
- chuhrp
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
chirps, chirping, chirped |
| definition: |
to utter a short, high-pitched sound, as of a grasshopper or small bird.
A bird was chirping outside my window.- synonyms:
- cheep, chirrup, twitter
- similar words:
- chipper, peep, stridulate, tweet, warble
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| related words: |
chatter |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to utter in a manner similar to a chirp.
She chirped a greeting.- synonyms:
- cheep, twitter
- similar words:
- warble
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the sound made by chirping.
At the sight of a squirrel, the bird gave a loud chirp and flew off.- synonyms:
- cheep, chirrup, twitter
- similar words:
- peep, tweet, warble
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| derivations: |
chirpingly (adv.), chirper (n.) |
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