I. ˈchərp, -ə̄p verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to make a usually repetitive short sharp sound (as of small birds or crickets) : chirrup
grasshoppers chirping and birds singing — G.B.Shaw
2. : to make a sound imitating or resembling the chirping of a bird especially in speaking
someone turned on the water down the hall and all the second floor faucets chirped at once — Nelson Algren
transitive verb
: to say or utter with a sound of chirping
wait until the boldest chirps : “It was tonight, dear, wasn't it?” — Arcibald MacLeish
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a short sharp note natural to some birds or insects (as crickets) : chirrup
2. : a sound imitating or resembling a chirp