verb
chirrup
Chirrup (verb) means to make a quick series of short, chirping sounds.
verb
1
To make a quick series of short, chirping sounds.
"Face Eater Cat is a very happy, healthy animal who's found her forever home, and she chirrups along when serenaded with eighties hits. It's a match made in heaven."
— , A She-Cat Tamed By The Purr Of Her Humans (2022)
2
To say something by making chirping sounds.
"'Busy, Max?' chirruped the familiar voice of his friend the inquiry agent—incurably brisk and debonair even after its ten miles' journey along the wire."
— Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries (1927)
"The crickets chirruped their song."
3
To make something livelier or more lively through chirping sounds.
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Etymology
A variant of chirp.
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What is the meaning of chirrup?
"chirrup" (verb) means to make a quick series of short, chirping sounds.
What is another word for chirrup?
Other words for "chirrup" include cheep, chirp, peep.
What are the different meanings of chirrup?
"chirrup" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make a quick series of short, chirping sounds; 2. To say something by making chirping sounds; 3. To make something livelier or more lively through chirping sounds.
