cheep

You could carve him to pieces without hearing a cheep, if he decided to keep his mouth shut.

He would "cheep" very loudly on these occasions and try harder than ever to get out.

But thy days the silence keep, Save for grosbeaks' feeble cheep, Or for snow-birds' busy twitter When thy breath is very bitter.

It rose again—it was like a perplexing cheep and chirrup, changing to a chortle of glee.

It was very still and hot, and the cheep and trill of the gophers and the chatter of the kingbirds alone broke the silence.