CHIRP


Meaning of CHIRP in English

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.

Derivatives:

chirper n.

Etymology: ME, earlier chirk, chirt: imit.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.