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Recent Examples of chirp
ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
—Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The sound of cars has disappeared in the wealthy El Vedado neighborhood, where the soundscape of chirping birds has reemerged.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
—Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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The fun really starts with the collaborators’ premium denim lineup, inclusive of the Trucker Jacket, all button-flap pockets and varied patches (peep that American flag over the chest, for unleashing your inner patriot), as well as the Lucky Legend Low Rise Festival Short.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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This is a particularly lovely area to visit in spring, when redwoods dapple the newly green hillsides, and wildflowers peep in preserves like the Edge of Appalachia.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Hurricanes tweeted that 4,687 sold at their Game 1 win against the Flyers — the equivalent of one out of every four fans.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The Knicks keep winning (now heading to the Eastern Conference Finals) and the superfan Ben Stiller keeps gleefully tweeting through it—while also somehow driving the MAGA bots insane.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The line had swelled into a throng, which broke into a collective squeal as stars Robert Pattinson and Zendaya stepped out of a van to greet the crowd.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Even in the midst of that sweltering Lagos day of thumping car music and raucous engines and the truck that honked at her for dancing too close, Miriam’s squeal stood out, a siren.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Verb
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But by using this dramatic white ribbon and just piping a few scrolls on top, your cake automatically just looks very fancy.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Unlike a pump that's designed specifically to supply diesel to a generator, the NTSB said the flushing pump, which was designed to clear fuel out of piping for maintenance, didn't have redundancies and couldn't restart automatically after an outage.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The only sound coming from the Dodger Stadium visitors’ clubhouse Wednesday night was the squeak of a laundry cart.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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The picture of an American springtime usually looks something like this: sunny days, chittering birds, and, on many suburban streets, a congested driveway full of eager prospective homebuyers gathering for an open house.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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