Synonyms for chirrup
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
Forms
- Past participle
- chirruped
e.g. chirruped → chirped, peeped, cheeped, caroled…
Choose the right word
To chirrup is to utter a somewhat similar sound; the word is often used of a brief, sharp sound uttered as a signal to animate or rouse a horse or other animal.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- peep I don't want to hear another peep out of you.
- chirp The vernal heralds chirp and make their nests.
- cheep I cannot cheep like a sparrow. I'm a pigeon.
- sing You are the kind of guitarist I like to sing with.
- carol Carol will have left for London by eight tomorrow.
By length
- 4 letters
- sing1, peep1
- 5 letters
- carol2, chirp1, cheep
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carol2 = 2 syllables).