Chirrup
['tʃɪrəp]
Definition
(v. t.) To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
(v. i.) To chirp.
(n.) The act of chirping; a chirp.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Chirp, cherup.
v. a. Encourage, animate, inspirit, cheer, cherup.
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Definition
v.i. to chirp: to make a sound with the mouth to urge on a horse: to cheer up.
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Examples
- The woman walked forward among the boxes and bales of the lower deck, and, sitting down, busied herself with chirruping to her baby. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- His mistress quietly opened the glass door, and stepped out chirruping to him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The birds burst into their usual ecstasy of singing, and the Count chirruped and whistled at them in return, as if he was a bird himself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He chirruped paternally at his small white children through the bars of the pagoda, and we all left the house for the lake. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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