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chirped

chirped is the simple past and past participle of chirp.

Meaning of chirp

Verb

chirp (third-person singular simple present chirps, present participle chirping, simple past and past participle chirped)

  1. (intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
    • "Well, I suppose you didn't come out of the egg either before you could chirp," said the woman who was on the egg.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 95
  2. (intransitive) To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
  3. (transitive, radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To cheer up; to make (someone) happier.
  5. (Canada) To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.
  6. (UK, obsolete, slang) To inform on someone; snitch.

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Words formed from chirped

Questions about chirped

What is chirped the simple past and past participle of?
Chirped is the simple past and past participle of chirp.

Words near chirped in the dictionary

  1. chirotony
  2. chirotope
  3. chirotopes
  4. chirotopic
  5. chirp
  6. chirped
  7. chirped-pulse amplification
  8. chirped-pulse amplifications
  9. chirper
  10. chirpers
  11. chirpier

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