Chirp

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Chirp, v. i. [Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk, Chipper, Cheep, Chirm, Chirrup.].

 To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.  [1913 Webster]

Chirp, n. 

 A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.  Bryant.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Chirp, 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.

Derivative

chirper n.

Etymology

ME, earlier chirk, chirt: imit.

THESAURUS

Chirp

anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, beam, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caper, caracole, carol, caw, chant, chatter, cheep, chip, chipper, chirk, chirking, chirm, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, clack, clap hands, cluck, clutter, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, creak, crick, croak, cronk, croon, crow, cuckoo, dance, delight, descant, do-re-mi, drawl, drum, exclaim, exult, flute, frisk, frolic, gabble, gaggle, gambol, gasp, glory, glow, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle, hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, joy, jubilate, keen, laugh, lilt, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, roar, roll, rollick, romp, roulade, rumble, scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing in chorus, skip, skip for joy, smile, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate, sparkle, squall, squawk, squeal, stridulate, stridulation, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll, trumpet, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, vocalize, wail, warble, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yodel

ROGET THESAURUS

Chirp

Cheerfulness

VB be cheerful, have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits, view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose, ridentem dicere virum, cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up, chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up, keep a stiff upper lip, rejoice, carol, chirrup, lilt, frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth, cheer, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire, perk up, put in good humor, cheer the heart, rejoice the heart, delight.

Rejoicing

VB rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars, congratulate oneself, hug oneself, rub one's hands, clap one's hands, smack the lips, fling up one's cap, dance, skip, sing, carol, chirrup, chirp, hurrah, cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy, exult, triumph, hold jubilee, make merry, laugh, raise laughter.

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.