chirruping
present participle of chirrup
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
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
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
