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English Dictionary: chirp by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chirp
n
  1. a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
v
  1. make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
    Synonym(s): peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup
  2. sing in modulation
    Synonym(s): tweedle, chirp
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},
      {Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]
      To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or
      crickets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chirp \Chirp\, n.
      A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. [bd]The chirp of
      flitting bird.[b8] --Bryant.
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