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Recent Examples of chirp
Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 14 May 2025
But some Nuggets fans, as Gilgeous-Alexander said postgame, were chirping at him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From its facial expressions to its distinctive chirp, the creature is wreathed in a kind of nostalgia that Eighties kids will remember from those early days trolling the VHS rack at their local Blockbuster.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Asked about Tkachuk and the verbal jousting with Nylander near the end of Game 4, Domi was nonplussed about the subject of chirping between teams.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 14 May 2025
But some Nuggets fans, as Gilgeous-Alexander said postgame, were chirping at him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Noun
Drivers build lives around parking: the work shifts altered to align with the alternate-side-rotation hours, the keys always in the pocket, the Pavlovian alertness at the chirp of an unlocking car.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
From its facial expressions to its distinctive chirp, the creature is wreathed in a kind of nostalgia that Eighties kids will remember from those early days trolling the VHS rack at their local Blockbuster.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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McDonald's customers have been clamoring for the return of the snack wraps for years, starting petitions, asking about it in the drive-thru lanes and tweeting daily at McDonald's official X account.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Carney tweeted, angrily and profanely, about how the band got screwed but deleted them to avoid being sued.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is true on a city bus, too, where the earbuds easily cut the bus engine noise and the higher-pitch squeals from the doors opening.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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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
Verb
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If making ahead of time, refrigerate until ready to use; if using a ziplock bag, cut off the tip of one of the bottom corners before piping the aioli.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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The team does not appear to be interested in piping DolphinGemma's output right into the CHAT audio transducer for the animals to hear.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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So the first 100 days were dominated by the satisfying squeak of Sharpie on paper as Trump fired off executive action after executive action.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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