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chirp

[churp] / tʃɜrp /


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The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Farah compared the pattern to the rising pitch of a bird's chirp.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

I could hardly take another disappointment delivered with a cheerful chirp to my inbox.

From Slate Jan. 2, 2025

Verse said he will chirp at opponents about “anything” other than personal relationships and family.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2024

A simple cricket, no longer than half my little finger—which is rather long because I play the piano—but a cricket that is able to chirp operatic, symphonic, and popular music.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

Starting Thursday afternoon and lasting throughout the night, chirps could be heard coming from one of the avian couple’s two eggs, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m going to put on my bathing suit right now!” she chirps from her bedroom, sounding happier than most about the prospect of changing into swimwear on a raw and cloudy afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

“This is Meredith,” a voice chirps, before Bezucha cuts from black to a shot of the back of a woman’s head, focusing on her hair that’s been tightly wound into a severe bun.

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps.

From Science Magazine Mar. 11, 2024

Suddenly they were right in my ears, and their shrieks and chirps went straight to the center of my brain and shook in my skull.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The system uses a chirped laser pulse made up of multiple wavelengths that arrive at slightly different times.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

“Protect our ducks and kittens in Ohio!” chirped the official account of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2024

Julie Hendricks-Atkins' colleagues chirped from their cubicles in Lower Manhattan.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2024

Bellemare also kept in close contact with former teammate Andre Burakovsky, who chirped him “as hard as he could” as soon as he signed.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

“Yes, I’d keep all the wishes for myself, if I had them,” Llewelyn chirped.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Tips for those feeling addicted to a beeping, chirping device.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

When the driver moved it, the monkey began chirping and jumping inside.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But the images also bring back “the chirping and the beeping,” the panic and urgency, and the toe-prick tests that made Jackson bruise and “squeal” with pain.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Farah believes astronomers will soon detect many more of these "chirping" supernovae.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

Then I heard Tariq's voice, chirping from all the way across the street.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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