Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- That which chirps (as a bird or cricket).
- That which cheers or enlivens: as, a chirping cup or glass.
- Merry; hilarious; lively.
- Talkative.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Cheering; enlivening.
Examples
“Listening to monkeys howling and birds chirping is much more pleasant than car horns honking and tires screeching.”
Wolfram Blog : Work in the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes (Trabajo en la Tierra de Lagos y Volcanes)
“The track I went with has some great strings - I really dig the Cello anyway, so when its used this way, with both pizzicato and bowed sounds, it gets under my skin - chirping birds, insects, and the solid yet shuffling beat to carry it through with this weirdly dark sense to it.”
“They clapped their wings," said the tutor, "from the pain you put them to; and what you call chirping, were cries and lamentations.”
“Here we have a man chirping from the sidelines about who should be President - he says Barack Obama doesn’t have the required foreign policy experience - therefore you should vote for John McCain in November.”
“Nobody but my mother, indeed, would have called my chirping singing.”
“Ditmire uses a technique known as chirping to stretch out the length of time that the brief pulse of light is created.”
“Three years ago, Swann was seen "chirping" at birds outside the hospital.”
The Washington Post: D.C. shotgun shooter seeks 12-hour release from St. Elizabeths
“Molly was always jolly, if not singing she would be "chirping" as her brother Martin termed the queer sort of lispy whistle she indulged in, and even while dressing, it was a practice of hers to vary the operations with home-made jazz.”
“West Dundee Kinko's manager Dan Kaiser heard "chirping" sounds coming from a drain pipe alongside his building about 8: 20 p.m. Monday.”
“So the next time you enter a crosswalk and hear the "chirping" of the "Accessible Pedestrian Signal", just remember”
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