Definition of Chirrup

1. Noun. A series of chirps.

Exact synonyms: Twitter
Generic synonyms: Sound
Derivative terms: Twitter

2. Verb. Make high-pitched sounds. "The birds were chirping in the bushes"
Exact synonyms: Cheep, Chirp, Peep
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Specialized synonyms: Chitter, Twitter
Derivative terms: Cheep, Chirp, Peep, Peeper

Definition of Chirrup

1. v. t. To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

2. v. i. To chirp.

3. n. The act of chirping; a chirp.

Definition of Chirrup

1. Verb. To make a series of chirps, clicks or clucks ¹

2. Noun. A series of chirps, clicks or clucks ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chirrup

1. to chirp repeatedly [v -ED, -ING, -S] : CHIRRUPY [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirrup

chirpingly
chirpings
chirplet
chirplets
chirps
chirpt
chirpy
chirpy as a cricket
chirr
chirre
chirred
chirren
chirres
chirring
chirrs
chirrup (current term)
chirruped
chirruping
chirrups
chirrupy
chirt
chirted
chirting
chirts
chiru
chirugion
chirugions
chirurgeon
chirurgeonly
chirurgeons

Literary usage of Chirrup

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

1. Our Boys and Girls by Oliver Optic (1871)
"... And blithely the cricket, the long night through, Sings chirrup, chirrup. From her cosy nook by the ample hearth, She fills the house with her lightsome ..."

2. Lancashire Lyrics: Modern Songs and Ballads of the County Palatine by John Harland (1866)
"YOUNG chirrup wur a mettled cowt: His heart an' limbs wur true ; At foot-race, ... Young chirrup donn'd his clinker't shoon, An' startin' off to the fair, ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"chirrup, va Encourage, animate, inspirit, cheer, cherup, urge on. Chit-chat, я. Prattle, gossip, chat, causerie, easy conversation, familiar talk, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Chirrup on Dictionary.com!Search for Chirrup on Thesaurus.com!Search for Chirrup on Google!Search for Chirrup on Wikipedia!

Search