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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a small bird or an insect.
  2. v. To make a short, high-pitched sound.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To make a short, sharp, cheery sound, as is done by small birds and various insects.
  2. To utter inarticulate sounds expressive of satisfaction or pleasure.
  3. To sound or utter in a chirping manner.
  4. n. A short, sharp, cheerful note, as of certain birds and insects.
  5. To cheer; enliven: known only in the present participle.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
  2. v. intransitive to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets
  3. v. intransitive to speak in a high-pitched staccato

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
  2. n. A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
  2. v. sing in modulation
  3. v. make high-pitched sounds

Etymologies

  1. Middle English *chirpen, of imitative origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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