Preposition: of

• cricket: As we soak up the burr of hummingbirds and chirrup of crickets, Lee brings dish after dish to the table.

• bird: The quiet was profound except for the incessant buzzing of insects and the occasional chirrup of some hardy bird, braving the midday sun.

Object

• bird: Somewhere a small bird chirruped and cooed, and the melody of it softened the man's heart even more.

• noise: They make funny little chirruping noises as you stroke them and almost purr as you tickle them under a wing.

Converse of object

• hear: And suddenly in its depths, I heard a chirrup and the whirr of startled wings.