chirrup Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a series of chirps
    twitter.
  2. verb make high-pitched sounds
    cheep; chirp; peep.
    • the birds were chirping in the bushes

WordNet

Chir"rup transitive verb
Etymology
See Chirp.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chirruped ; present participle & verbal noun Chirruping
Definitions
  1. To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
Chir"rup intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To chirp. Tennyson.
    The criket chirrups on the hearth. Goldsmith.
Chir"rup noun
Definitions
  1. The act of chirping; a chirp.
    The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. Tennyson.

Webster 1913