chirp

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
2. A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
2. (intransitive) To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
3. (transitive) To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To cheer up; to make (someone) happier.
5. (Canada) To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.
6. (UK, obsolete, slang) To inform on someone; snitch.

Konzepte

zwitschern

piepen

zirpen

piepsen

singen

Quieken

tschilpen

rätzen

schilpen

quäken

zschirpen

trällern

Piepsen

Synonyme

twitter

peep

cheep

squeak

warble

sing

chirrup

tweet

chirping

twittering

trill

tweedle

chatter

squeal

creak

caw

call

chirr

crackle

stridulate

whistle

crow

cry

😢

knock

make a sound

mew

neigh

knit

pip

pipe

prattle

purl

rattle

roar

roll off

shout

croak

coo

clitter

click

chitter

chirk

chick

tweeter

call out

bray

bleat

whinny

bang

stridulation

Übersetzungen

pépier

kwetteren

piepen

gazouiller

sjilpen

gorjear

piar

tjilpen

gazouillis

gorjear

striduler

chilrear

cricrilar

pépiement

pipilar

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/t͡ʃɜːp/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: *chirpen

Verwandt mit Mittelenglisch: chirpinge

In summary

From Middle English *chirpen (attested only in the derivative Middle English chirpinge, cyrpynge, chyrypynge (“chirping”). Compare Middle English chirken and chirmen. More at chirk, chirm. Compare also Middle English chirten (“to smack, chirrup”).