chirrup

(c̸hirəp, c̸hʉr-)

intransitive verb

  1. to chirp repeatedly
  2. to make a series of sharp, sucking sounds with the lips, as in urging a horse on

Origin: var. of chirp

noun

a chirruping sound

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See chirrup in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb chir·ruped, chir·rup·ing, chir·rups
verb, intransitive
  1. To utter a series of chirps.
  2. To make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse.
verb, transitive
  1. To sound with chirps.
  2. To make clucking sounds to.
noun
  1. A series of chirps.
  2. A series of clucks or clicking sounds, such as those made to urge on a horse.

Origin:

Origin: Variant of chirp

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