[syn: tweedle, chirp]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chirped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chirping.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk, Chipper,
Cheep, Chirm, Chirrup.]
To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
crickets.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chirp \Chirp\, n.
A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of
flitting bird." --Bryant.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chirp
n 1: a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
v 1: make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the
bushes" [syn: peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup]
2: sing in modulation [syn: tweedle, chirp]