chirp
/t͡ʃɚp/ verb C2- To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
- To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
- To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
- To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.
He/she/it chirps · Past chirped · Past participle chirped · -ing form chirping
Verb forms
- Base form
- chirp
- He/she/it
- chirps
- Past
- chirped
- Past participle
- chirped
- -ing form
- chirping
From the library
AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
Who would chirp you to sleep, or call for you the covey of answering birds?” The Birdcatcher spared his life, and determined to pick out a fine young Cock just attaining to his comb.
Thousands of grasshoppers, hidden in the bushes, chirped with a monotonous and dull note; the leaves of the myrtle and olive trees waved and rustled in the wind.
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