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twirps

twirps is the plural of twirp.

Meaning of twirp

Interjection

  1. An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
    • The hounds are impatient. "Twirp, twirp, twirp!" goes the horn, and "Crack, crack, crack!" responds the whip. It is a chorus that stirs the blood of the veteran as well as that of the uninitiated fox-hunter.1898, Metropolitan: Volume 7, page 520

Questions about twirps

What is twirps the plural of?
Twirps is the plural of twirp.

Words near twirps in the dictionary

  1. twirls
  2. twirls one's moustache
  3. twirls one's thumbs
  4. twirly
  5. twirp
  6. twirps
  7. twirties
  8. twiscar
  9. twiscars
  10. twise
  11. Twisp

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