as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the kitten chirruped insistently for her dinner
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The chirping incited a scuffle that led to four ejections and four suspensions.
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Think your back yard can get buggy in the summer—with mosquitoes, flies, moths, wasps, bees, lightning bugs, crickets, and more swarming, buzzing, and chirping everywhere?
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“Chirruping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirruping. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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