CHIRP
Dictionary entry overview: What does chirp mean?
• CHIRP (noun)
The noun CHIRP has 1 sense:
1. a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
Familiarity information: CHIRP used as a noun is very rare.
• CHIRP (verb)
The verb CHIRP has 2 senses:
1. make high-pitched sounds; of birds
2. sing in modulation
Familiarity information: CHIRP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHIRP (noun)
Meaning:
A sharp sound made by small birds or insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("chirp" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chirp"):
tweet (a week chirping sound as of a small bird)
• CHIRP (verb)
Meaning:
Make high-pitched sounds; of birds
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cheep; chirp; chirrup; twirp; peep
Hypernyms (to "chirp" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chirp"):
chitter; twitter (make high-pitched sounds, as of birds)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Sing in modulation
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
tweedle; chirp
Hypernyms (to "chirp" is one way to...):
sing (produce tones with the voice)
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
