Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That which chirps (as a bird or cricket).
- That which cheers or enlivens: as, a chirping cup or glass.
- Merry; hilarious; lively.
- Talkative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cheering; enlivening.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
chirp . - noun An instance of
chirping
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Examples
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Listening to monkeys howling and birds chirping is much more pleasant than car horns honking and tires screeching.
Wolfram Blog : Work in the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes (Trabajo en la Tierra de Lagos y Volcanes) 2007
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The track I went with has some great strings - I really dig the Cello anyway, so when its used this way, with both pizzicato and bowed sounds, it gets under my skin - chirping birds, insects, and the solid yet shuffling beat to carry it through with this weirdly dark sense to it.
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The track I went with has some great strings - I really dig the Cello anyway, so when its used this way, with both pizzicato and bowed sounds, it gets under my skin - chirping birds, insects, and the solid yet shuffling beat to carry it through with this weirdly dark sense to it.
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"They clapped their wings," said the tutor, "from the pain you put them to; and what you call chirping, were cries and lamentations.
Ami des enfants. English John Bewick 1769
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Here we have a man chirping from the sidelines about who should be President - he says Barack Obama doesn’t have the required foreign policy experience - therefore you should vote for John McCain in November.
On TV, A Parade of Hopefuls - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Nobody but my mother, indeed, would have called my chirping singing.
A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) Lucy Larcom 1858
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Ditmire uses a technique known as chirping to stretch out the length of time that the brief pulse of light is created.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Ditmire uses a technique known as chirping to stretch out the length of time that the brief pulse of light is created.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Ditmire uses a technique known as chirping to stretch out the length of time that the brief pulse of light is created.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Three years ago, Swann was seen "chirping" at birds outside the hospital.
D.C. shotgun shooter seeks 12-hour release from St. Elizabeths Keith L. Alexander 2011
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