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

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

At lunchtime, when the children were lining up once again in the canteen, Lyra felt Pantalaimon give a chirrup of recognition, and turned to find Billy Costa standing just behind her.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman