The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chirped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirping.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk, Chipper, Cheep, Chirm, Chirrup.] To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
Chirping \Chirp"ing\, a. Cheering; enlivening.
He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes.
--Pope.
Wiktionary
n. (context gerund of chirp English) An instance of chirping vb. (present participle of chirp English)
Wikipedia
Chirping may refer to:
- Bird vocalization
- Chirping, the act of signaling with chirps, signals in which the frequency increases / decreases with time
- Chirping, pulse compression by linear frequency modulation
Usage examples of "chirping".
Farli unwrapped her tail and peered up at Jaxom, chirping encouragingly.
But it was true that the icy cold was seeping through their layers of clothing and so, as Ruth and the firelizards cautiously, with much chirping and twittering, returned to their positions at the window, the men returned their attention to their consoles.
To his ears, when an animal felt the urge to mate, it said "Gregor Mendel", recalling the father of genetics, and when it was time to show its mettle, "Charles Darwin", the father of natural selection, and what we took to be bleating, grunting, hissing, snorting, roaring, growling, howling, chirping and screeching were but the thick accents of foreigners.
Somewhere off to his right a cricket was chirping, a curiously homey sound.
The chirping subsided and the noise of the river, fast over the rapids above the falls, came to his ears.
He put an arm around Tall Eyebrow's back and led him toward the spaceport buildings surrounded by the chirping horde.
The incessant peeping and chirping of the technicians could not be heard once the enameled hatch slid shut.
She saw them climb over the gently lapping surf and then suddenly dive at the waves, chirping triumphantly as they fished.
Above, the rafters of the barn seemed to ripple with its temporary adornment of the dragonet population of Landing, crooning and chirping continual encouragement.
Fire-dragonets flitted around the dragons, chirping what was obviously encouragement.
Overhead the fire-lizards flew in congratulatory circles, alternately chirping or expelling flame, their eyes whirling bright blue with approval.
Two green fire lizards darted into the weyr, hovering, chirping excitedly as a young girl came in at a half-run.
Grall and Berd came gliding in to perch on the posts of Brekke's chair, chirping softly and preening their wings.
A brown fire lizard darted from the shoulder of one man and, chirping to himself, waddled over to the hole.
Just then N'ton's fire-lizard, brown Tris, whirled in for a landing on the padded shoulder of the Weyrleader, chirping excitedly.