CHIRRUPING

Verb

chirruping

present participle of chirrup

Noun

chirruping (plural chirrupings)

The act of producing a chirrup sound.

Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms.

Source: Wiktionary


CHIRRUP

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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