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Recent Examples of cheep
The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
The ducklings are safe and sound, though, after what seemed like an eternity huddled in terror and cheeping piteously at the drain’s bottom as the humans fought to open a manhole cover.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 May 2017
Verb
Once laid, some eggs are sent away for incubation and replaced by smart fakes, which wiggle and cheep so that the mother is primed for her hatchling’s return.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
The ducklings are safe and sound, though, after what seemed like an eternity huddled in terror and cheeping piteously at the drain’s bottom as the humans fought to open a manhole cover.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheep
Verb
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Edwards recalled how a few Cavaliers players were chirping at Dillingham, which prompted the guard to go right back at them with buckets in the fourth quarter.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have detected a strange space phenomenon where bursts of electromagnetic waves sound like birds chirping when converted into audio signals, according to a study.—
Shannon McDonagh,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Russian advances in Ukraine have fallen to a six-month low, dropping to levels not seen since before Kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, according to a post earlier this week by news outlet Agentstvo on Telegram.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The rate has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking at 35 incursions per 1 million takeoffs and landings in 2017 and 2018 and a low of 28 in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.—
David Lauter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow Photo: Sundance Institute In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.—
Anusha Praturu,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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However, instead of a traditional meow, the kitten can only manage a tiny squeak.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The clown, a kind of psychopathic silent movie character who never utters a peep, bludgeons his victims in vicious murder sequences that operate as gory punchlines each time out.—
Eric Kohn,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Solitary chicks emit fewer anxious peeps if given a mirror for company.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Dec. 2024
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Her 8-year-old daughter, wearing pigtails, sucked on a lollipop as the clucks of chickens cut through the quiet of the neighborhood. 1 of 2 In Georgia, agriculture is a $83.6 billion industry that supports more than 323,000 jobs, according to the Georgia Farm Bureau.—
Tribune News Service,
Hartford Courant,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Cheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheep. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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