chirrup
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chir·rup
(chûr′əp, chĭr′-)v. chir·ruped, chir·rup·ing, chir·rups
v.intr.
1. To utter a series of chirps.
2. To make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse.
v.tr.
1. To sound with chirps.
2. To make clucking sounds to.
n.
1. A series of chirps.
2. A series of clucks or clicking sounds, such as those made to urge on a horse.
[Variant of chirp.]
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chirrup
(ˈtʃɪrəp)vb (intr)
1. (Zoology) (esp of some birds) to chirp repeatedly
2. to make clucking sounds with the lips
n
such a sound
[C16: variant of chirp]
ˈchirruper n
ˈchirrupy adj
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chir•rup
(ˈtʃɪər əp, ˈtʃɜr-)v.i.
1. to chirp.
n. 2. the sound of chirruping.
[1570–80; variant of chirp]
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chirrup
Past participle: chirrupped
Gerund: chirrupping
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| Noun | 1. |  chirrup - a series of chirps sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Verb | 1. |  chirrup - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
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