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   chirp

   /tʃəːp/

   verb

   • 1. (of a small bird or an insect) make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound: "outside, the crickets chirped monotonously"
   • ▪ (of a person) say something in a lively and cheerful way: "‘Good morning!’ chirped Alex"
   • 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"

   Word Origin late Middle English: imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chirper noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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     3

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

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   • P

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