verb
cheep
cheep
verb
1
To make the short, high-pitched sound of a small bird or chick.
"The chicks cheeped noisily as they waited to be fed."
noun
1
The short, high-pitched sound a small bird makes.
"A faint cheep came from the nest above the porch."
How to Use Cheep
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe little peeping noise baby birds make.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with "cheap" (inexpensive) — they sound identical but mean completely different things.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
cheeped past tense, cheeps plural, cheeps singular
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Etymology
An onomatopoeic word — it was formed to imitate the sound itself.