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Meanings of chirrup in anglès

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piuar

Make high-pitched sounds.

piuar

A series of chirps.

Usage of chirrup in anglès
1
She eyeballs Alex, calling to him with a strangely girlish, high-pitched chirrup.
The Irish Times
2
While you're down there just chirrup a little more to poor Pinky.
Three Men and a Maid
3
At break of day we heard the chirrup of the chickadee, the sparrow.
Children of the Market Place
4
And what do the nested swallows chirrup to each other in their sleep?
Adventures Among Books
5
For two mortal hours he sat grasping his gun, with never a chirrup.
Army Life in a Black Regiment
6
A chirrup was in the reverend doctor's tone: Hocks, too, have compassed age.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
7
We shall hope to hear the writer's pleasing chirrup in Bouverie Street some day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914
8
Porter gave a chirrup, and Wainwright halted at the door.
Blindfolded
9
It was a relief when Muata made his presence known by a cricket-like chirrup.
In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
10
There was sort of a chirrup in the man's voice.
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
11
It has a graceful, soaring flight and a cheerful chirrup.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
12
Downing waited for his collarcom to chirrup-butinstead, the handset toned another three times.
Fire With Fire
13
And suddenly in its depths, I heard a chirrup and the whirr of startled wings.
In the Days of the Comet
14
With a chirrup of delight she righted herself, a bridle-rein of hair in each hand.
Ethel Morton's Holidays
15
With a single chirrup of code, he signaled the killbeasts to perform their prime function.
Mech
16
The first small bird of morning, close to the open window, uttered a feeble chirrup.
Fraternity
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