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chirrupy

chirrupy adjective: making chirruping noises.

Adjective

chirrupy (comparative more chirrupy, superlative most chirrupy)

  1. making chirruping noises
    • Plastic bird shapes vary little from those of ancient days. Many were made in China or Japan and about 1932 a pea would be placed in the hollow body to make a whistle. Others could be filled with water and would make a chirrupy noise when blown into at the tail end.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 55

Forms of chirrupy

comparativemore chirrupy
superlativemost chirrupy

Origin of chirrupy

From chirrup + -y.

Questions about chirrupy

What does chirrupy mean?
Chirrupy means making chirruping noises.
What part of speech is chirrupy?
Chirrupy is an adjective.

Words near chirrupy in the dictionary

  1. chirruper
  2. chirrupers
  3. chirruping
  4. chirrupings
  5. chirrups
  6. chirrupy
  7. chirs
  8. Chirton
  9. chiru
  10. chirugeon
  11. chirugeons

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