chirp
verb
[ tʃəːp ]
• (of a small bird or an insect) make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound.
• "outside, the crickets chirped monotonously"
Similar:
tweet,
twitter,
chirrup,
cheep,
peep,
chitter,
chatter,
chirr,
sing,
warble,
trill,
pipe,
• speak to (someone) in a taunting way.
• "he chirped two policemen just before he was arrested"
chirp
noun
• a short, sharp, high-pitched sound.
• "the chirps and whirrs of insects"
Origin:
late Middle English: imitative.
