cheep
Collocations
2VERB + CHEEP
cannot
CHEEP + NOUN
sparrow, twitter
Definitions
verb
Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
[…] a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn, cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side […]
To express in a chirping tone.
O Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light / Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, / And cheep and twitter twenty million loves.
noun
A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
A similar-sounding short high-pitched sound
The radiation trackers clipped to our protective overalls let off soft cheeps, their frequency varying as radioactivity levels changed around us.
intj
The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4[…] a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn, cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side […]
WiktionaryO Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light / Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, / And cheep and twitter twenty million loves.
WiktionaryThe radiation trackers clipped to our protective overalls let off soft cheeps, their frequency varying as radioactivity levels changed around us.
WiktionaryI cannot cheep like a sparrow. I'm a pigeon.
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