■ verb
1》 (of a small bird or a grasshopper) utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound.
2》 say something in a lively and cheerful way.
■ noun a ~ing sound.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME: imitative.
■ verb
1》 (of a small bird or a grasshopper) utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound.
2》 say something in a lively and cheerful way.
■ noun a ~ing sound.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME: imitative.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004