cheep
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cheep
to chirp or peep
Not to be confused with:
cheap – not expensive; poor; shoddy
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cheep
(chēp)n.
A faint, shrill sound like that of a young bird; a chirp.
intr.v. cheeped, cheep·ing, cheeps
To make a faint, shrill sound or sounds; chirp.
[Imitative.]
cheep′er n.
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cheep
(tʃiːp)n
(Zoology) the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp
vb
(Zoology) (intr) (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds
ˈcheeper n
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cheep
(tʃip)v.i.
1. to chirp; peep.
v.t. 2. to express by cheeps.
n. 3. a chirp.
[1505–15; imitative]
cheep′er, n.
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cheep
Past participle: cheeped
Gerund: cheeping
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| Noun | 1. |  cheep - the short weak cry of a young bird cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
| Verb | 1. |  cheep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
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Translations
زَقْزَقَةُ الطُّيورصَوْتُ الزَّقْزَقَهيُزَقْزِقُ الطَّيْر
hlespípánípípatpípnutípískat
kvidrekvidrenlydpippepippen
pisszenés
píp, tíst, orîtísttísta
cypsėjimascypsėtigarsasžodis
čiepstēšanačiepstētčiepstiens
muk
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cheep
(tʃiːp) verb to make the shrill sound of a young bird.
noun1. such a sound.
2. a single sound or word. I have not heard a cheep from the baby since he went to bed.
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