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chirp

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026US

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

Origin: From (attested only in the derivative , cyrpynge, chyrypynge. Compare and chirmen. More at chirk, chirm. Compare also. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Chirp! The PDS at at.shendrick.net is still online as of: Wednesday, May 6 2026, 5:13AM server time. Server's been up for 4 days, 8 hours. #Uptime”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She patted his head and let out a small bird chirp, fire slipping from her lips. Truly a conversation for the ages.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Chirp! The PDS at at.shendrick.net is still online as of: Tuesday, May 5 2026, 12:13PM server time. Server's been up for 3 days, 15 hours. #Uptime”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yeah, this will always happen and will happen in the future too. I see that Planet Lust, Spaced Out, Alien Erotica, and Chirpy Chirp Cheap Cheap is now more popular than ever. People have weird tastes and remember, Pet Rocks was a thing once.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#CurrentlyListening to Kiss of the Basilisk. 😏 Chirp had it on a deal, and Hoopla isn't letting me borrow lately, so I'm diving in. Let's see what all the fuss is about. #BookSky”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026US

(radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse; the quality of having a such a variation in frequency.

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  • “Chirp! The PDS at at.shendrick.net is still online as of: Tuesday, May 5 2026, 3:13AM server time. Server's been up for 3 days, 6 hours. #Uptime”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026US

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

"Well, I suppose you didn't come out of the egg either before you could chirp," said the woman who was on the egg.
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