CHIRPING

Verb

chirping

present participle of chirp

Noun

chirping (plural chirpings)

(gerund of chirp) An instance of chirping

Source: Wiktionary


Chirp"ing, a.

Definition: Cheering; enlivening. He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes. Pope.

CHIRP

Chirp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chirped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirping.] Etym: [Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk, Chipper, Cheep, Chirm, Chirrup.]

Definition: To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

Chirp, n.

Definition: A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of flitting bird." Bryant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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