Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chirp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},
{Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]
To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
crickets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chirp \Chirp\, n.
A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. ``The chirp of
flitting bird.'' --Bryant.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chirp
n : a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
v 1: make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {twirp}, {cheep}, {chirrup}]
2: sing in modulation [syn: {tweedle}]
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