chirp

chirp
    n 1: a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
    v 1: make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the
         bushes" [syn: {peep}, {cheep}, {chirp}, {chirrup}]
    2: sing in modulation [syn: {tweedle}, {chirp}]
    

Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},
   {Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]
   To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
   crickets.
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Chirp \Chirp\, n.
   A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of
   flitting bird." --Bryant.
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147 Moby Thesaurus words for "chirp":
      anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, beam, bellow, blare, blat, blubber,
      boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caper, caracole, carol,
      caw, chant, chatter, cheep, chip, chipper, chirk, chirking, chirm,
      chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, clack, clap hands,
      cluck, clutter, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, creak, crick, croak, cronk,
      croon, crow, cuckoo, dance, delight, descant, do-re-mi, drawl,
      drum, exclaim, exult, flute, frisk, frolic, gabble, gaggle, gambol,
      gasp, glory, glow, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle, hiss, honk, hoo,
      hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, joy, jubilate, keen, laugh,
      lilt, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, peep, pip, pipe,
      psalm, quack, quaver, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, roar, roll,
      rollick, romp, roulade, rumble, scold, scream, screech, serenade,
      shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing in chorus, skip,
      skip for joy, smile, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate,
      sparkle, squall, squawk, squeal, stridulate, stridulation, thunder,
      tremolo, trill, troll, trumpet, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet,
      twit, twitter, vocalize, wail, warble, whine, whisper, whistle,
      yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yodel