Chirping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Chirping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of chirp.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of chirp.
More Meanings
- (gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
Example Sentences
Let the songs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pulings.
Adler's prose seeks to catch the whispers and chirpings of insanity rather than the lamentations of suffering.
We heard the peculiar note of the woodcock, which resembles the repeated croaking of the frog, followed by a sharp hissing sound, somewhat like the noisy chirping of the wagtail[.]
Word Forms
- chirpings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chirrup, cheep, twirp, tweedle, chirruping, chirper.
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