Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense chirps, present participle chirping, past tense, past participle chirped
1. verb
When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
The crickets chirped faster and louder. [VERB]
Chirp is also a noun.
The chirps of the small garden birds sounded distant. [+ of]
chirpinguncountable noun
...the chirping of birds. [+ of]
2. verb
You say that a person chirps when they say something in a cheerful, high-pitched voice.
[written]
'See you soon, I hope!' chirped my mother. [VERB with quote]
More Synonyms of chirp
chirp in British English
(tʃɜːp)
verb(intransitive)
1.
(esp of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound
2.
to speak in a lively fashion
noun
3.
a chirping sound, esp that made by a bird
Derived forms
chirper (ˈchirper)
noun
Word origin
C15 (as chirpinge, gerund): of imitative origin
CHIRP in British English
(tʃɜːp)
noun acronym for
Confidential Human Incidents Reporting Programme: a system, run by the RAF Institute of Medicine, by which commercial pilots can comment on safety trends without the knowledge of their employers
chirp in American English
(tʃɜrp)
verb intransitive
1.
to make the short, shrill sound of some birds or insects
2.
to speak in a lively, shrill way
verb transitive
3.
to utter in a sharp, shrill tone
noun
4.
a short, shrill sound
Derived forms
chirper (ˈchirper)
noun
Word origin
ME chirpen, echoic var. of chirken, chirk
Examples of 'chirp' in a sentence
chirp
She was gazing out the window, as if listening to the birds chirp.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2003)
In the background Tim heard the faint chirp of another line-probably Bear calling in.
Gregg Hurwitz THE KILL CLAUSE (2003)
(verb)
Definition
(of some birds and insects) to make a short high-pitched sound