Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chirrup"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chirruped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chirruping}.] [See {Chirp}.]
To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. i.
To chirp. --Tennyson.
The criket chirrups on the hearth. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chirrup \Chir"rup\, n.
The act of chirping; a chirp.
The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chirrup
n : a series of chirps [syn: {twitter}]
v : make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {twirp}, {cheep}, {chirp}]
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