chirrup
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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
Capturing just 20 seconds of a songbird's chirrup, or an elk's bugle, or a kangaroo's chortle often requires hours of stillness and solitude.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2021
They gather in the blocked gutter above my writing room in late afternoon, their short soft chirrup announcing bathing time.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 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
He let out a small chirrup of excitement.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
Mother monkeys kept up their calls, baby monkeys chirruped.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
“What does July 4th mean to me? Freedom,” Sen. Ron Johnson chirruped on Twitter on Independence Day.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2018
"There are all sorts of little buttons you can press," he chirruped, adding that lots of children were waiting outside.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2011
"Well oi tink oi'd be a little bit old for dat, now," chirruped an indignant Doolin.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010
“I’m so glad you’re getting yourself back to normal!” she chirruped, as though she knows what my baseline is.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Musicians have long incorporated nature's sounds into their music - think of the chirruping in The Beatles' "Blackbird", or the rain falling in "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
During trials, a lone bat had taken an unexpected test flight through the curtain of water before returning to the colony, chirruping away, he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
This gentler visual approach extends to the audio; in “Herons,” one of the diaries accessible from the hub, you’ll hear the quiet chirruping of birds amid bright dawn sun.
From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2021
I thought back to her newborn sonic effusions as a chirruping cherub on my chest who let forth ribbits during hiccups and sounded at times like a soprano cartoon pterodactyl.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2021
Pantalaimon began a chirruping conversation as a baby swallow, and Lyra joined in, and so did Asta.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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