transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃə:p ]
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. øøchirper n. [ME, earlier chirk, chirt: imit.]