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Recent Examples of chirp
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Like new worlds where height flows in one direction only, as time does here
on Earth, such that once traversed, that perch
can’t be chirped upon again.
—Laura Kolbe, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In a forest in southern China at the edge of the Wuling Mountains, a previously unknown species with bright bulging copper eyes and fringed toes sat chirping by a river.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Like new worlds where height flows in one direction only, as time does here
on Earth, such that once traversed, that perch
can’t be chirped upon again.
—Laura Kolbe, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
Darkness envelops the desolate dirt road, the stark silence punctuated only by the rhythmic chirp of crickets and the occasional cry of an owl.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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Coolidge dropped his name at a Swedish junket for the film, and Edholm responded asking her to visit Sweden and peep all the beautiful scenery.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Carroll County's biggest annual tourist attraction brought smiles to the faces of those who peeped the community art display on Friday.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Wow, that’s so interesting to me, maybe people are longing for a longer format conversation where people are actually stressing issues and not just tweeting things back.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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Go to court, stop tweeting and put up or shut up in front of the judges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The facility’s bar dish-washing machine was not piping sanitizing chemicals into the wash basin because the machine’s chemical lines were set up improperly.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Millions of gallons are piped downtown to heat buildings, warm pools and melt snow on the sidewalks.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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