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verb

ˈchərp How to pronounce chirp (audio)
Definition of chirpnext
as in to peep
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard

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chirp

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noun

as in squawk

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Recent Examples of chirp
Verb
One day at practice, some of the defensive players were chirping at the towering lineman. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026 And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Noun
What started as a creative chirp is now stitched into the vernacular—less insult, more itinerary, as the shift from the rink to the links has become engrained as hockey’s preferred therapy. — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026 The sounds of insects perforate a steady drone; crickets chirp across a musical interval before a kullawada beat crashes in, interspersed with celebratory shouts. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chirp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
  1. peep
  2. squawk
  3. tweet
  4. screech
  5. pipe
  6. squeal
  7. chitter
  8. squeak
Verb
  • In the last three months alone, Depop searches for babydoll dresses have increased by 144%, Y2K low- rise jeans by 102%, and peep toe heels by 108%, according to the platform.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • The sights in White Mountains National Forest are particularly magical during the fall when leaf-peeping season is at its peak.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Definition of peep
Noun
  • Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • He was missed — especially vocally — since Gill’s angelic voice does not, in any way shape or form, resemble Walsh’s charmingly out-of-pitch squawk-talk style.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of squawk
Verb
  • Between September and October 2023, Bongino tweeted about Atkin on at least seven separate occasions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Freedom 250’s post, tweeted just a little more than an hour and a half before Vanilla Ice’s concert was set to begin, did not actually mention the performer by name.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2026
Definition of tweet
Noun
  • Equally notable throughout the game was the angry screech, reserved for whenever the Czech Republic players had the ball — or worse — were given a free kick.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026
Definition of screech
Verb
  • Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Definition of squeal
Verb
  • The ice rocked four or five feet in each direction, and suddenly a group of penguins surfaced beside the kayak and started chittering.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • Harding sings in the hooded, lower end of her range, and the music is filled with nighttime sounds—chittering percussion, organ.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Definition of chitter
Noun
  • The vocal repertoire consisted of at least seven different squeak types.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Others reported a persistent squeak.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Definition of squeak

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