chirp
verb/tʃɜːp/
/tʃɜːrp/
(also chirrup)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chirp | /tʃɜːp/ /tʃɜːrp/ |
| he / she / it chirps | /tʃɜːps/ /tʃɜːrps/ |
| past simple chirped | /tʃɜːpt/ /tʃɜːrpt/ |
| past participle chirped | /tʃɜːpt/ /tʃɜːrpt/ |
| -ing form chirping | /ˈtʃɜːpɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɜːrpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of small birds and some insects) to make short high sounds
- The sparrows/crickets were chirping.
- Birds were chirping merrily in the trees.
- [intransitive, transitive] to speak in a lively and cheerful way
- + speech ‘I like comics!’ she chirped.
Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.
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