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   chirrup

   /ˈtʃɪrʌp/

   verb

   • 1. (of a small bird) make repeated short, high-pitched sounds: "a bird chirruped intermittently outside"
   • ▪ (of a person) say something in a high-pitched voice: "‘Yes, Miss Honey,’ chirruped eighteen voices"

   noun

   • 1. a short, high-pitched sound: "the chirrups of the crickets"

   Word Origin late 16th century: alteration of chirp, by trilling the -r-.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chirrupy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • P

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