v. & n.
v. 1 intr. (usu. of small birds, grasshoppers, etc.) utter a short sharp high-pitched note. 2 tr. & intr. (esp. of a child) speak or utter in a lively or jolly way.
n. a chirping sound. chirper n.
[ ME, earlier chirk, chirt: imit. ]
v. & n.
v. 1 intr. (usu. of small birds, grasshoppers, etc.) utter a short sharp high-pitched note. 2 tr. & intr. (esp. of a child) speak or utter in a lively or jolly way.
n. a chirping sound. chirper n.
[ ME, earlier chirk, chirt: imit. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012