chirp
v.
utter the short sharp sound of a bird, peep, twitter; chirp like a cricket
Chirping
chirp
Noun
1. a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) tweet
(derivation) tweedle
Verb
1. make high-pitched sounds; of birds
(synonym) peep, twirp, cheep, chirrup
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
(hyponym) chitter, twitter
2. sing in modulation
(synonym) tweedle
(hypernym) sing
(classification) music
Chirping
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Chirp
(a.)
Cheering; enlivening.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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