chirrup

Example Sentences

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The chirrup or trill greeting is a melodious sound that cats make when saying hello to preferred individuals.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2022

In fact, there is only one moment of digital manipulation on the record: a brief chirrup of auto-tune in the middle of Little White Dove.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2019

On a visit in June, the central gaming floor buzzes with the grim tension of high-stakes card games, regularly interspersed by the electronic chirrup of slot machines dishing out their jackpots.

From Time • Jul. 19, 2016

An antique and strangulated chirrup, with a performance to match.

From The New Yorker • May 27, 2016

The quiet was profound except for the incessant buzzing of insects and the occasional chirrup of some hardy bird, braving the midday sun.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov