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chirp

  [churp]
Use chirper in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
2. to make any similar sound: The children chirped with amusement.
–verb (used with object)
3. to sound or utter in a chirping manner: The little girl chirped her joy.
–noun
4. a chirping sound.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME chyrpynge (ger.); expressive word akin to cheep, chirk, etc.

Related forms:
chirper, noun
chirp⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

chirp 
c.1440, echoic var. of M.E. chirken "to twitter" (1380), from O.E. cearcian "to creak, gnash."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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