chirrup
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chirrup
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/
- /ˈt͡ʃɜɹəp/
Rhymes with -ɪɹəp, -ɜːɹəp
Where it comes from
Expanded variant of earlier chirp, with addition of extra syllable to imitate multisyllabic bird vocalisations.
verb chirrups · chirruping · chirruped
- To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks. When other folks' squirrels are at home and asleep, yourn keep in motion among the trees and chirrup and sing, in a way that even a Delaware gal can understand their music!
- To express by chirping. The crickets chirruped their song.
- To quicken or animate by chirping. to chirrup a horse
noun chirrups
- A series of chirps, clicks or clucks. 1845 Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth, Chirp the First, And here, if you like, the Cricket DID chime in! with a Chirrup, Chirrup, Chirrup of such magnitude, by way of chorus […]
- A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement. For an hour or more that evening I listened to his monotonous chirrup about bad money driving out good, the token value of silver, the depreciation of the rupee, and the true standards of exchange.
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verb to make a series of chirps, clicks or clucks (birds)
| Deutsch | zwitschern, tschilpen |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κελαηδώ kelaïdó |
| Русский | чирикать čirikatʹ, щебетать ščebetatʹ |
verb to make a series of chirps, clicks or clucks (insects, esp. crickets)
| Deutsch | zirpen |
|---|
noun A series of chirps, clicks or clucks (of technical or other origin)
| Deutsch | Geklicker, Klackern, Gepfeife |
|---|
noun A series of chirps, clicks or clucks (birds)
| Deutsch | Zwitschern, Gezwitscher |
|---|
noun A series of chirps, clicks or clucks (insects, esp. crickets)
| Deutsch | Gezirpe |
|---|
noun A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement (metaphorical)
| Deutsch | Geschnatter, Gegacker, Gepiepse |
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title = {chirrup},
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