chirrup
verb/ˈtʃɪrəp/
/ˈtʃɪrəp/
(also chirp)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chirrup | /ˈtʃɪrəp/ /ˈtʃɪrəp/ |
| he / she / it chirrups | /ˈtʃɪrəps/ /ˈtʃɪrəps/ |
| past simple chirruped | /ˈtʃɪrəpt/ /ˈtʃɪrəpt/ |
| past participle chirruped | /ˈtʃɪrəpt/ /ˈtʃɪrəpt/ |
| -ing form chirruping | /ˈtʃɪrəpɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɪrəpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of small birds and some insects) to make short high sounds
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- [intransitive, transitive] to speak in a lively and cheerful way
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