Despite the hundreds of people gathered around a de facto memorial, a silence hung in the air, broken only by the sound of birds chirping as the sun set.

verb (used with object) to sound or utter in a chirping manner. The little girl chirped her joy.

The sound of a creek running nearby, birds chirping, the regular hum of the cicadas.

A chirp is the short, high sound a bird makes. The chirps of the robins at your bird feeder through the open window might drive your cat crazy. Birds chirp — you could also say they tweet, twitter, cheep, …

A short, high-pitched sound, such as the one a small bird or insect makes. To make a short, high-pitched sound. [Middle English *chirpen, of imitative origin.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English …

Definition of chirp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds. The crickets chirped faster and louder. [VERB] Chirp is also a noun. You say that a person chirps …

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The birds were chirping in the trees. We heard the crickets chirping. “Good morning!” she chirped.

Dec 14, 2025 · chirp (third-person singular simple present chirps, present participle chirping, simple past and past participle chirped) (intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or …