cheep — English Dictionary

Verb

1. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.

   Examples

   […] a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn, cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side […]

2. To express in a chirping tone.

   Examples

   O Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light / Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, / And cheep and twitter twenty million loves.

Noun

1. A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

2. A similar-sounding short high-pitched sound

   Examples

   The radiation trackers clipped to our protective overalls let off soft cheeps, their frequency varying as radioactivity levels changed around us.

Interjection

1. The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

   Related words

   chirppeep

Noun

1. the short weak cry of a young bird

   Synonyms

   peep

   Broader terms

   cry

Verb

1. make high-pitched sounds

   Synonyms

   peepchirpchirrup

   Broader terms

   utteremitlet outlet loose

   Examples

   the birds were chirping in the bushes