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Synonyms for chirp

Most common

peep chirrup sing tweedle chirr stridulate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Peep

peep, cheep, chirrup

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

Related words

Word family
chirpy chirrup

Forms

Past participle
chirped
e.g. chirped → peeped, cheeped, chirruped, twittered…

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or Chirp?

To chirp is to utter a brief musical sound, perhaps often repeated in the same key, as by certain small birds, insects, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • peep I don't want to hear another peep out of you.
  • chirrup For an hour or more that evening I listened to his monotonous chirrup.
  • sing You are the kind of guitarist I like to sing with.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
chirprising
peeprising
chirruprising
singrising
tweedlesteady
chirrsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pip1
4 letters
sing1, peep1
5 letters
carol2, cheep, chirr
7 letters
twitter2, tweedle2, chirrup
10 letters
stridulate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carol2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gazouiller
Italiano
cinguettare