chirp
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /tʃɜː(ɹ)p/
chirp (plural chirps)
- A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- (radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.
- French: pépiement, piaillement
- Italian: cinguettio, trillo
- Portuguese: gorjeio, trinado, chilro
- Russian: чик-чири́к
- Spanish: trino
- French: stridulation, craquètement
- German: Zirpen
- Italian: stridio
- Portuguese: cricrilar
- Russian: жужжа́ние
- Spanish: chirrido
chirp (chirps, present participle chirping; past and past participle chirped)
- (intransitive) to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets
- (intransitive) to speak in a high-pitched staccato
- (transitive, radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cheer up; to make (someone) happier.
- French: gazouiller, piailler, pépier
- German: zwitschern, zirpen
- Italian: cinguettare
- Portuguese: gorjear, trinar, chilrear
- Russian: чири́кать
- Spanish: trinar
- French: striduler, craqueter
- German: zirpen
- Italian: frinire
- Portuguese: cricrilar
- Russian: жужжа́ть
- Spanish: chirriar, grillar
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