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Definition of Cheep

1. Noun. The short weak cry of a young bird.

2. Verb. Make high-pitched sounds. "The birds were chirping in the bushes"

Definition of Cheep

1. v. i. To chirp, as a young bird.

2. v. t. To give expression to in a chirping tone.

3. n. A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse.

Definition of Cheep

1. Verb. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep". ¹

2. Noun. A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. ¹

3. Interjection. The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cheep

1. to chirp [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: chirp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheep

cheeked cheekful cheekfuls cheekier cheekiest cheekily cheekiness cheekinesses cheeking cheekless

cheekpiece cheekpieces cheeks cheeky cheeky monkey cheep (current term) cheeped cheeper cheepers cheeping

cheeps cheer cheer on cheer up cheere cheered cheerer cheerer-upper cheerers cheerest

Literary usage of Cheep

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Art-literature Readers by Eulalie Osgood Grover, Frances Elizabeth Chutter (1904)
"One little bird is saying, "cheep, cheep! I want something to eat." And one little bird is saying, "cheep, cheep! I want my mother. ..."

2. Public School Methods (1921)
"Then the little birds in the nest again said, "cheep! cheep! ... cheep!" "See if you can find other marks like these in the first paragraph. ..."

3. The Gordon Readers by Emma K. Gordon (1911)
"This little chick says, " cheep, cheep. I wish I had a bug." This little pig says, " Wee, wee. Give an apple to me." One little top says, "Hum, hum. ..."

4. The Book of the Farm by Henry Stephens (1852)
"... drop water upon the cheep King in the outside recesses or inside chambers : and tbe dropping Ú solar injurious to the sheep as lo chill them with cold, ..."

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