English Explanatory Dictionary

chirp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
  2. A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse; the quality of having a such a variation in frequency.
verb
  1. To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
  2. To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
  3. To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
  4. To cheer up; to make (someone) happier.
  5. To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.
  6. To inform on someone; snitch.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɜːp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chirp.wav /t͡ʃɚp/ /t͡ʃɘːp/

Word forms

chirp chirps chirping chirped

Etymology

From Middle English *chirpen (attested only in the derivative Middle English chirpinge, cyrpynge, chyrypynge (“chirping”). Compare Middle English chirken and chirmen. More at chirk, chirm. Compare also Middle English chirten (“to smack, chirrup”).

Related words

cheep chirrup peep

Derived words

chirped-pulse amplification chirplet chirpy dechirp downchirp gammachirp interchirp upchirp chirper chirping chirping chips chirping cup chirpingly spotted chirping frog unchirped

Translations

Arabic: غَرَّدَ Bulgarian: чуруликам Chinese Mandarin: 鳴 /鸣 Chinese Mandarin: 譟 /噪 Chinese Mandarin: 唧唧叫 Czech: štěbetat impf švitořit Czech: šveholit Czech: cvrlikat Danish: kvidre Danish: pippe Dutch: tjilpen Dutch: tjirpen Esperanto: pepi Finnish: sirkuttaa Finnish: visertää French: gazouiller French: piailler French: pépier Georgian: ჟღურტულებს German: zwitschern German: tschilpen German: tirilieren Greek: τιτιβίζω Greek: κελαηδώ Hebrew: צִפְצֵף Hungarian: csicsereg Hungarian: csiripel Indonesian: ciak Irish: gíog Italian: cinguettare Japanese: 鳴く Japanese: 囀る Latin: pīpiō Latin: pīpilō Māori: waiari Māori: ketekete Māori: pekī Māori: pīpī Middle English: chirmen Persian: چاویدن Polish: świergotać Portuguese: piar Portuguese: gorjear Portuguese: trinar Portuguese: chilrear Romanian: ciripi Russian: чири́кать Russian: щебета́ть Spanish: trinar Spanish: piar Spanish: chiar Spanish: piular Spanish: pipiar Spanish: piolar Swedish: kvittra Tagalog: sumiyap
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