Chirp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

make high-pitched sounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈɑːkdəmz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈɑːkdəmz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

the birds were chirping in the bushes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peep chirrup cheep tweedle

Parts of Speech

noun	a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
verb	make high-pitched sounds “the birds were chirping in the bushes”
verb	sing in modulation

Word Forms

chirpy	adjective	(birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
chirp	verb	sing in modulation
peeper	noun	an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds
peep	noun	the short weak cry of a young bird
cheep	noun	the short weak cry of a young bird
chirp	noun	a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
chirrup	noun	a series of chirps

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwitschern

ein scharfes Geräusch, das von kleinen Vögeln oder Insekten erzeugt wird

🇫🇷French

gazouiller

un son aigu émis par de petits oiseaux ou des insectes

🇪🇸Spanish

chirrido

un sonido agudo hecho por pequeños pájaros o insectos

🇮🇹Italian

cinguettio

un suono acuto prodotto da piccoli uccelli o insetti

🇳🇱Dutch

piepen

een scherp geluid gemaakt door kleine vogels of insecten

🇵🇹Portuguese

chilro

um som agudo feito por pequenos pássaros ou insetos

🇷🇺Russian

чирикать

резкий звук, издаваемый маленькими птицами или насекомыми

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलरव

छोटे पक्षियों या कीड़ों द्वारा निकाली जाने वाली तेज़ आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

কিচিরমিচির

ছোট পাখি বা পোকামাকড় দ্বারা তৈরি একটি ধারালো শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிணுங்கல்

சிறிய பறவைகள் அல்லது பூச்சிகளால் செய்யப்படும் கூர்மையான ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

కిచకిచ

చిన్న పక్షులు లేదా కీటకాలు చేసే పదునైన ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

किलबिलाट

लहान पक्षी किंवा कीटकांनी केलेला तीक्ष्ण आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલરવ

નાના પક્ષીઓ અથવા જંતુઓ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવતો તીક્ષ્ણ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಲಿಪಿಲಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕೀಟಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചില്ല്

ചെറിയ പക്ഷികളോ പ്രാണികളോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਛੋਟੇ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਕੀੜਿਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

چہچہانا

چھوٹے پرندوں یا کیڑوں کی طرف سے بنائی گئی تیز آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叽叽喳喳

小鸟或昆虫发出的尖锐声音

🇯🇵Japanese

チャープ

小鳥や昆虫が発する鋭い音

🇰🇷Korean

짹짹

작은 새나 곤충이 내는 날카로운 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ríu rít

một âm thanh sắc nét được tạo ra bởi các loài chim nhỏ hoặc côn trùng

🇹🇭Thai

เจี๊ยบ

เสียงแหลมของนกหรือแมลงตัวเล็ก ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kicauan

suara tajam yang dibuat oleh burung kecil atau serangga

🇵🇭Filipino

huni

isang matalim na tunog na ginawa ng maliliit na ibon o mga insekto

🇲🇾Malay

kicauan

bunyi tajam yang dibuat oleh burung kecil atau serangga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرد

صوت حاد تصدره الطيور الصغيرة أو الحشرات

🇮🇷Persian

چهچهچه

صدای تندی که توسط پرندگان کوچک یا حشرات ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

cıvıldamak

küçük kuşlar veya böceklerin çıkardığı keskin ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיוּץ

צליל חד שנשמע על ידי ציפורים קטנות או חרקים

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