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cheep noun [ tʃiːp ]

• a short, high squeaky cry made by a young bird.
Similar: chirp, chirrup, twitter, tweet, peep, chirr, warble, trill,

cheep verb

• make a short, high squeaky sound.
• "sparrows are cheeping all around"
Similar: chirp, chirrup, twitter, tweet, peep, chitter, chatter, chirr, trill, warble, sing, pipe,
Origin: early 16th century (originally Scots): imitative (compare with peep2).


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