chirrup

/ˈtʃɪrəp/
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Other forms: chirruped; chirruping; chirrups; chirrupped; chirrupping

Definitions of chirrup
  1. verb
    make high-pitched sounds
    synonyms: cheep, chirp, peep
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    types:
    chitter, twitter
    make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
    type of:
    emit, let loose, let out, utter
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  2. noun
    a series of chirps
    synonyms: twitter
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    type of:
    sound
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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