cheep

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

cheep, v. i. [Cf. Chirp].

 To chirp, as a young bird.  [1913 Webster]

cheep, v. t. 

 To give expression to in a chirping tone.  [1913 Webster]
"Cheep and twitter twenty million loves."  [1913 Webster]

cheep, n. 

 A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cheep, n. & v.
--n. the weak shrill cry of a young bird.
--v.intr. make such a cry.

Etymology

imit.: cf. PEEP(2)

THESAURUS

cheep

cackle, call, carol, caw, chatter, chip, chipper, chirk, chirm, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drum, gabble, gaggle, gobble, guggle, honk, hoo, hoot, peep, pip, pipe, quack, roll, scold, sing, squawk, trill, tweedle, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, whistle

ROGET THESAURUS

cheep

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.