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Recent Examples of chirp
Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The level of excitement that the arrival of a box of chirping baby chicks creates within a family is simply astounding and hard to match.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Whose comeback chirps take the longest and aren’t funny?
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The level of excitement that the arrival of a box of chirping baby chicks creates within a family is simply astounding and hard to match.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
Obviously, Marchand wasn’t going to let Rodrigues’ chirp go unanswered.
—Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirp
Verb
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Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Jimmy Miller, who remains the most connected man in the sport, tweeted about a possible merger way back in January 2025, having heard rumblings of a merger from one of his many sources.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The 62-year-old Netflix star tweeted a screengrab of People’s article on Tuesday, detailing the president’s move and seeking his own pardon.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is true on a city bus, too, where the earbuds easily cut the bus engine noise and the higher-pitch squeals from the doors opening.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If making ahead of time, refrigerate until ready to use; if using a ziplock bag, cut off the tip of one of the bottom corners before piping the aioli.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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The team does not appear to be interested in piping DolphinGemma's output right into the CHAT audio transducer for the animals to hear.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Overall, their squeaks were more complex, and the squeaking patterns became more intricate.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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As the birds practiced, their initial random squeaks gradually turned into melodies that closely matched their parents’ songs.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Chirp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirp. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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