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chirrup

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chir⋅rup

  [cheer-uhp, chur-] verb, -ruped, -rup⋅ing, noun
Use chirrup in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to chirp: robins chirruping on the lawn.
2. to make a similar sound: She chirruped softly to encourage the horse.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter with chirps.
4. to make a chirping sound to.
–noun
5. the act or sound of chirruping: a chirrup of birds.
Origin:
1570–80; var. of chirp

Related forms:
chir⋅rup⋅per, noun
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chir·rup   (chûr'əp, chĭr'-)   
v.   chir·ruped, chir·rup·ing, chir·rups

v.   intr.

  1. To utter a series of chirps.

  2. To make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse.

v.   tr.

  1. To sound with chirps.

  2. To make clucking sounds to.

n.  

  1. A series of chirps.

  2. A series of clucks or clicking sounds, such as those made to urge on a horse.


[Variant of chirp.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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