The thin cry of a bird, esp. of the kite. Obsolete.

The utterance of a sharp shrill cry. Of dogs or birds.

In extended use. A high-pitched note or song, usually with a thin or shrill tone, spec. that of a bird. Cf. pipe, v.1 7a.

The clear shrill voice or note of a bird, or of certain other animals.

A call or sound of this type.

The shrill note or cry of a bird. Also as int. Cf. peep, n.1

a note or sound made by a pipe, or a tone resembling that of a pipe.

Scottish. A small shrill cry, as of a plover or similar bird; any slight high-pitched sound (frequently in negative contexts: cf. peep, n.1 3b). Cf. w…