intj
Meaning 1
The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cheep
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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chēp
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/t͡ʃiːp/
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homophone: cheap
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rhymes with -iːp
noun
Meaning 2
A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A similar-sounding short high-pitched sound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To express in a chirping tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
the short weak cry of a young bird
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry
verb
Meaning 7
make high-pitched sounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the birds were chirping in the bushes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peep, chirp, chirrup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
Narrower terms: chitter, twitter
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: писукане (pisukane) — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Czech: čiřikání — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- French: cui-cui — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Irish: gíog — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Russian: чири́к (čirík) — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Russian: чик-чири́к (čik-čirík) — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Turkish: cıvıltı — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Vietnamese: chiếp chiếp — short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird
- Bulgarian: писукам (pisukam) — make high-pitched sounds
- Catalan: piular — make high-pitched sounds
- Catalan: xerrotejar — make high-pitched sounds
- Czech: čiřikat — make high-pitched sounds
- Finnish: sirkuttaa — make high-pitched sounds
- French: piailler — make high-pitched sounds
- French: chanter — make high-pitched sounds
- Greek: κελαηδώ (kelaïdó) — make high-pitched sounds
- Hungarian: csipog — make high-pitched sounds
- Indonesian: ciak — make high-pitched sounds
- Irish: gíog — make high-pitched sounds
- Norman: piauler — make high-pitched sounds
- Norman: tuiter — make high-pitched sounds
- Portuguese: piar — make high-pitched sounds
- Russian: чири́кать (čiríkatʹ) — make high-pitched sounds
- Turkish: cıvıldamak — make high-pitched sounds
- Walloon: tchîper — make high-pitched sounds
- Walloon: tchîpter — make high-pitched sounds
- Walloon: tchîpyî — make high-pitched sounds
Real reading context