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Webster 1913 Edition


Chirping

Chirp′ing

,
Adj.
Cheering; enlivening.
He takes his
chirping
pint, he cracks his jokes.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chirping

CHIRPING

,
ppr.
Making the noise of certain small birds.

CHIRPING

,
Noun.
The noise of certain small birds and insects.

Definition 2024


chirping

chirping

English

Verb

chirping

  1. present participle of chirp

Noun

chirping (plural chirpings)

  1. (gerund of chirp) An instance of chirping
    • Francis Bacon
      Let the songs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pulings.
    • 2009, January 11, “Richard Lourie”, in Displaced Minds:
      Adler's prose seeks to catch the whispers and chirpings of insanity rather than the lamentations of suffering.