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- Dictionarychirp/tʃəːp/
verb
- 1. (of a small bird or an insect) make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound: "outside, the crickets chirped monotonously"
- 2. speak to (someone) in a taunting way: South African "he chirped two policemen just before he was arrested"
noun
- 1. a short, sharp, high-pitched sound: "the chirps and whirrs of insects"
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CHIRP definition: 1. (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds 2. to say something with a high…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHIRP is to make a chirp or a sound resembling a chirp. How to use chirp in a sentence.
Chirp definition: to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.. See examples of CHIRP used in a sentence.
CHIRP meaning: 1. (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds 2. to say something with a high…. Learn more.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
1. the short, sharp sound made by small birds and certain insects. 2. any similar sound, esp. of a cheerful, excited tone. v.i. 3. to make the sound of a chirp. v.t. 4. to say or express with such a sound. [1400–50; late Middle English chyrpynge (ger.); expressive word akin to cheep, chirk] chirp′er, n.
A chirp is the short, high sound a bird makes. The chirps of the robins at your bird feeder through the open window might drive your cat crazy. Birds chirp — you could also say they tweet, twitter, cheep, and warble — and some insects chirp too.
chirp definition: If birds or insects chirp, they make short, high sounds.. Learn more.
CHIRP meaning: 1 : to make a short high-pitched sound; 2 : to say (something) in a cheerful and lively way.
Definition of chirp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
