intransitive. To cry out, vociferate, roar: originally used widely, but in Middle and modern English, chiefly restricted to the melodious chatter or…

Of birds: To utter a rapid succession or series of short vocal sounds; now applied to sounds approaching those of the human voice, e.g. of starlings…

To talk excessively or noisily; to chatter, babble, prate; said also of birds. Often applied contemptuously to ordinary speaking. Obsolete.

intransitive. To warble, twitter, chatter. Obsolete from 15th to 19th centuries: see jargon, n.1 1.

To chirp, chirrup (as a bird); to make a noise with the lips like a bird's chirp; to squeak (as a mouse). archaic and dialect. (Not in Scottish.)

intransitive. To chirp. Obsolete.

Of birds: To utter a short series of sharp thin sounds, to twitter. Formerly used also in the senses chatter, and chirp. Also transferred.

intransitive. Of a bird: to give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds; to chirrup, to warble. Cf. twitter, n.3 2.

intransitive. To utter the short sharp thin sound proper to some small birds and certain insects.

intransitive. To cheep, as a young bird. Obsolete or dialect.

intransitive. To grumble, complain; to chide, scold, nag; to mutter, murmur. Later also (frequently of a bird): to chatter. Also with on. Cf. chunter…

intransitive. To twitter; (also) to quiver; to flutter. Cf. whitter, v.

intransitive. Of birds, etc.: To chirp, esp. with a more sustained and lively effect, approaching to twittering or warbling.

intransitive. Chiefly U.S. Of a bird: to give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds; to twitter, to chirrup. Also in extended use. Now…

intransitive. To chirp; = peep, v.2 Cf. pipping, n.1

intransitive. Of a bird: to chirp.

intransitive. To chirp.

intransitive. To pipe, chirp, or twitter, as a bird.

Of birds: To chirp, chatter. dialect. rare.

intransitive to utter a note like the syllable ‘swee’ repeated; to chirp shrilly.

intransitive. To cry ‘weet, weet’.

intransitive. To chirp, cheep; to squeak.

intransitive. Of a bird: to make a brief high-pitched sound or call, or a series of such sounds. Also in extended use.

intransitive. To twitter or warble; to play triflingly on an instrument; to talk in a trifling or inept manner.

intransitive. Of a bird: To chirp or twitter.