| Pronunciation: | | 'cheerup
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| Matching Terms: | | chirrupy
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- [n] a series of chirps
- [v] make high-pitched sounds; of birds
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| | Synonyms: | | cheep, chirp, twirp, twitter |
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| | See Also: | | chitter, emit, let loose, let out, sound, twitter, utter |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Chir"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chirruped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chirruping}.] [See {Chirp}.]
To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
\Chir"rup\, v. i.
To chirp. --Tennyson.
The criket chirrups on the hearth. --Goldsmith.
\Chir"rup\, n.
The act of chirping; a chirp.
The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. --Tennyson.
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