siritys — meaning in English

English meaning

• chirp noun A short, high-pitched sound made by a bird or insect.
• chirr verb To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

Senses

siritys is used for these senses in English:

• chirp A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
• chirr The trilled sound made by an insect.
• stridulatory (usually, entomology) Able to stridulate, used in stridulating, or adapted for stridulation.

chirp — full definition

1. noun A short, high-pitched sound made by a bird or insect.
2. verb To make such a short, high-pitched sound.
3. verb Slang: to trash-talk or tease someone, often in sports.

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