chirp
pronunciation
How to pronounce chirp in British English:
UK [tʃɜːp]
How to pronounce chirp in American English:
US [tʃɜːrp]
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- Noun:
- a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
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- Verb:
- make high-pitched sounds; of birds
- sing in modulation
Word Origin
- chirp (v.)
- mid-15c. (implied in chirping), echoic, or else a variant of Middle English chirken "to twitter" (late 14c.), from Old English cearcian "to creak, gnash." Related: Chirped. As a noun, attested from 1802.
Example
- 1. Chirp , however , is different .
- 2. For sheer " wow " factor , chirp may take the prize in 2013 .
- 3. To chirp or twitter , as a bird .
- 4. To chirp or whistle , as a bird does .
- 5. For these reasons , white noise is one of the best ways to mask unwanted sounds - say , those annoying birds that chirp near your window every morning .