Chirrup

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chirruped}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Chirruping}.] [See {Chirp}.]
     To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. i.
     To chirp. --Tennyson.
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           The criket chirrups on the hearth.       --Goldsmith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chirrup \Chir"rup\, n.
     The act of chirping; a chirp.
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           The sparrows' chirrup on the roof.       --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chirrup
       n : a series of chirps [syn: {twitter}]
       v : make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {peep}, {twirp}, {cheep},
            {chirp}]