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单词 chirrup
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chir•rup  (chēr′əp, chûr′-),USA pronunciation v., -ruped, -rup•ing, n. 
v.i. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto chirp:robins chirruping on the lawn.
  2. to make a similar sound:She chirruped softly to encourage the horse.

v.t. 
  1. to utter with chirps.
  2. to make a chirping sound to.

n. 
  1. Animal Behaviorthe act or sound of chirruping:a chirrup of birds.
  • variant of chirp 1570–80
chir′rup•per, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chirrup /ˈtʃɪrəp/ vb (intransitive)
  1. (esp of some birds) to chirp repeatedly
  2. to make clucking sounds with the lips
 n
  1. such a sound
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of chirp

ˈchirruper n ˈchirrupy adj
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