CHIRRUP

chirrup, twitter

(noun) a series of chirps

peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup

(verb) make high-pitched sounds; “the birds were chirping in the bushes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

chirrup (third-person singular simple present chirrups, present participle chirruping, simple past and past participle chirruped)

(intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks or clucks.

(transitive) To express by chirping.

(transitive) To quicken or animate by chirping.

Noun

chirrup (plural chirrups)

A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.

Source: Wiktionary

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Chir"rup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chirruped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirruping.] Etym: [See Chirp.]

Definition: To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

Chir"rup, v. i.

Definition: To chirp. Tennyson. The criket chirrups on the hearth. Goldsmith.

Chir"rup, n.

Definition: The act of chirping; a chirp. The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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