ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chirrup, cheep, twirp, tweedle, chirruping, chirper.

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