Chirp
verb
To make a short, high sound, like a small bird or some machines.
The birds were chirping in the trees
Often appears as...
- birds chirping
- chirping sound
noun
A short, high sound.
I could hear the chirp of a distant bird
Often appears as...
- bird's chirp
- distant chirp
verb
To say something in a cheerful and lively manner.
She chirped her surprise when she saw the gift
Often appears as...
- chirp a greeting
- chirp in surprise
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A signal in radar or sonar.
The sonar detected a chirp from the submarine
Often appears as...
- sonar chirp
- radar chirp
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To make a short, high sound, like a small bird or some machines.
The birds were chirping in the trees
Often appears as...
- birds chirping
- chirping sound
noun
A short, high sound.
I could hear the chirp of a distant bird
Often appears as...
- bird's chirp
- distant chirp
verb
To say something in a cheerful and lively manner.
She chirped her surprise when she saw the gift
Often appears as...
- chirp a greeting
- chirp in surprise
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A signal in radar or sonar.
The sonar detected a chirp from the submarine
Often appears as...
- sonar chirp
- radar chirp
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2High-pitched Sound
Think of chirp as a sound that's higher than a typical bird call, but not as sustained as a song.
Each morning, I wake to the chirp of sparrows outside my window.
Pro Tip 2/2Brevity Matters
A chirp is quick and short; imagine the brief tweets of a robin, not the long coos of a dove.
As I walked by the bush, I heard a single chirp.
Pro Tip 1/2High-pitched Sound
Think of chirp as a sound that's higher than a typical bird call, but not as sustained as a song.
Each morning, I wake to the chirp of sparrows outside my window.
Pro Tip 2/2Brevity Matters
A chirp is quick and short; imagine the brief tweets of a robin, not the long coos of a dove.
As I walked by the bush, I heard a single chirp.
Pro Tip 1/2High-pitched Sound
Think of chirp as a sound that's higher than a typical bird call, but not as sustained as a song.
Each morning, I wake to the chirp of sparrows outside my window.
Pro Tip 2/2Brevity Matters
A chirp is quick and short; imagine the brief tweets of a robin, not the long coos of a dove.
As I walked by the bush, I heard a single chirp.
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See Elephants at Their...
set here with us and they were chirping away and the little one was grooming mom and it was just very cute to watch the two of them kind of interact with one another but they have gone towards the grassy area which is a good thing in a way because that grassy section is far more protected for this little chick and where it can hide so I didn't want to disturb them any further but super cute
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Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
wonder if it isn't sore something walking around in there that making a little bit of noise that they're picking up but I can tell you one thing is we've been sitting with these guys for the last ten minutes and it is so peaceful here we've got these canoes that are just sitting under the shades of the tree there's some birds chirping and
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projects situates you and a virtual forest complete with blue skies chirping birds and giant redwood trees when you start the game you look down you notice your avatar is holding a chainsaw in the game instructs you to use a chainsaw to cut down one of the trees and takes you
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Male Hummingbirds Sing...
general it's a relatively rare phenomenon parrots can do it songbirds can do it and hummingbirds are the third group that can do it each male has a single song type and it's not really a very complex song we hear it almost is just a chirp but there is some variation each male
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How to speak monkey: The...
piece by piece, and if we don't work to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin, it will become extinct in our lifetime. If the chirp from one tamarin to the next has proven to be more than just idle chit chat, imagine what else we have left to discover.
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What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
glowing, vibrating, chirping, tweeting, communicating, connected devices, practically everything was recorded and posted online in some way, somehow, quickly. The modern human world is connected like a spider's web.
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The sound the universe...
yeah that's gone now that chirp is very characteristic of black holes merging that it chirps up at the end now that's our prediction for what we'll see luckily we're at the safe distance in
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Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
old stone bridges are a favorite roost the water bath chirps aren't exactly subtle at 110 decibels makes more racket than a road drill
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The sound the universe...
Now it's gone. Now that chirp is very characteristic of black holes merging -- that it chirps up at the end.
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See Elephants at Their...
set here with us and they were chirping away and the little one was grooming mom and it was just very cute to watch the two of them kind of interact with one another but they have gone towards the grassy area which is a good thing in a way because that grassy section is far more protected for this little chick and where it can hide so I didn't want to disturb them any further but super cute
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
wonder if it isn't sore something walking around in there that making a little bit of noise that they're picking up but I can tell you one thing is we've been sitting with these guys for the last ten minutes and it is so peaceful here we've got these canoes that are just sitting under the shades of the tree there's some birds chirping and
Video examples
Heal your brain with...
projects situates you and a virtual forest complete with blue skies chirping birds and giant redwood trees when you start the game you look down you notice your avatar is holding a chainsaw in the game instructs you to use a chainsaw to cut down one of the trees and takes you
Video examples
Male Hummingbirds Sing...
general it's a relatively rare phenomenon parrots can do it songbirds can do it and hummingbirds are the third group that can do it each male has a single song type and it's not really a very complex song we hear it almost is just a chirp but there is some variation each male
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
piece by piece, and if we don't work to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin, it will become extinct in our lifetime. If the chirp from one tamarin to the next has proven to be more than just idle chit chat, imagine what else we have left to discover.
Video examples
What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
Video examples
Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
glowing, vibrating, chirping, tweeting, communicating, connected devices, practically everything was recorded and posted online in some way, somehow, quickly. The modern human world is connected like a spider's web.
Video examples
The sound the universe...
yeah that's gone now that chirp is very characteristic of black holes merging that it chirps up at the end now that's our prediction for what we'll see luckily we're at the safe distance in
Video examples
Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
old stone bridges are a favorite roost the water bath chirps aren't exactly subtle at 110 decibels makes more racket than a road drill
Video examples
The sound the universe...
Now it's gone. Now that chirp is very characteristic of black holes merging -- that it chirps up at the end.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
It is odd what notions men seem to have of the scantiness of a woman's resources. They do not find it anything out of nature that they should be able to exist by themselves; but a woman must always be borne about on somebody's shoulders, and dandled or chirped to, or it is supposed she will fall into the blackest melancholy!
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Connor McDavid
Canadian Athlete
I'm definitely not one of those guys that's chirping the guys that dress super nice, because you know, there's guys out there in the league - and on my team in fact - that have great style. And I'm just like, 'go for it, man, you look good!
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William Cartwright
English Dramatist
Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be!
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Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
There's a lot of guys in my weight class that are talking - they're chirping. Everybody wants the title. Everybody wants to fight me; everybody thinks they can beat me. People are talking because they think I can't fight.
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Pulkit Samrat
Indian Actor
Lush green forests, chirping birds and the gentle beast... that's what the shoot for 'Haathi... ' is like every single day. A life-changing experience which not only is beautiful at the face of it but the soul too.
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W. Bruce Cameron
American Author
Throughout the day, my phone will variously chirp, burp and growl - it's like living with a velociraptor. The last time I went to try to shut it off, the thing bit me.
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Jordana Brewster
American Actress
The ocean is 20 minutes away. Nature surrounds me 24/7. I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping. I also love that I can go out to dinner in jeans and flip-flops.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
Every day the choristers of the social web chirp their advice about openness and trust; craigslist follows none of it, and every day it grows.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
What I don't like to see is a lot of chirping and guys just talking crap to each other. If you got something wrong with a guy, go see him.
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James Anderson
English Athlete
I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
It is odd what notions men seem to have of the scantiness of a woman's resources. They do not find it anything out of nature that they should be able to exist by themselves; but a woman must always be borne about on somebody's shoulders, and dandled or chirped to, or it is supposed she will fall into the blackest melancholy!
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Connor McDavid
Canadian Athlete
I'm definitely not one of those guys that's chirping the guys that dress super nice, because you know, there's guys out there in the league - and on my team in fact - that have great style. And I'm just like, 'go for it, man, you look good!
Quote examples
William Cartwright
English Dramatist
Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be!
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Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
There's a lot of guys in my weight class that are talking - they're chirping. Everybody wants the title. Everybody wants to fight me; everybody thinks they can beat me. People are talking because they think I can't fight.
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Pulkit Samrat
Indian Actor
Lush green forests, chirping birds and the gentle beast... that's what the shoot for 'Haathi... ' is like every single day. A life-changing experience which not only is beautiful at the face of it but the soul too.
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W. Bruce Cameron
American Author
Throughout the day, my phone will variously chirp, burp and growl - it's like living with a velociraptor. The last time I went to try to shut it off, the thing bit me.
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Jordana Brewster
American Actress
The ocean is 20 minutes away. Nature surrounds me 24/7. I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping. I also love that I can go out to dinner in jeans and flip-flops.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
Every day the choristers of the social web chirp their advice about openness and trust; craigslist follows none of it, and every day it grows.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
What I don't like to see is a lot of chirping and guys just talking crap to each other. If you got something wrong with a guy, go see him.
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James Anderson
English Athlete
I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.
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