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щебета́ть — meaning in English

shchebetat

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English meaning

  • chirp noun A short, high-pitched sound made by a bird or insect.
  • chirrup verb To make a quick series of short, chirping sounds.
  • 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

щебета́ть 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 (intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
  • tweet (intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain 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 quick series of short, chirping sounds.
  2. verb To say something by making chirping sounds.
  3. verb To make something livelier or more lively through chirping sounds.
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