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Zwitschern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chirp noun A short, high-pitched sound made by a bird or insect.
  • chirrup verb To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
  • tweet noun A short, high-pitched chirp, such as one a small bird makes.
  • twitter noun A series of short chirping sounds made by birds.

Senses

Zwitschern is used for these senses in English:

  • chirp (intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
  • chirrup A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
  • chirrup (intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
  • tweet The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
  • tweet (intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.
  • tweet (ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007]
  • twitter (uncountable) The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
  • twitter To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.

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.

chirrup — full definition

  1. verb To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
  2. verb To express by chirping.
  3. verb To quicken or animate by chirping.

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