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chirped

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verb

past tense of chirp
as in chirruped
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the sparrows were chirping up a storm in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chirped
Verb
Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily. Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 From organized team activities to the early days of training camp, Horn constantly chirped at quarterback Bryce Young in an effort to throw him off his game. Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirped
Adjective
  • This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Peep swathed-in-suede shoulder bags here, as well as commuter totes, crossbodies, and stylish top-handle satchels that align with fall 2025 trends peeped on runways.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That aforementioned sad snack plate at the Critics Choice Awards went viral, as did a vegan meal served at the 2021 Met Gala after it was tweeted by Keke Palmer.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Very quickly, the President tweeted today, Cuba gets no more money, no more oil.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Anita Gunn, Airen’s mom who was with Andula during the call, piped in.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Repeat food coloring gel-brushing process with clean piping bags until all meringue is piped.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Verb
  • Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Chirped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirped. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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