chirrup

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chirrup
    n 1: a series of chirps [syn: {chirrup}, {twitter}]
    v 1: make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the
         bushes" [syn: {peep}, {cheep}, {chirp}, {chirrup}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

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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