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# cheep

verb (cheep, cheeps, cheeped, cheeping); noun (a cheep, cheeps)

«cheep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of a young bird) To make a short, high, weak sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#m1)
2. A short high sound made by a young bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#m2)
3. (informal) A tiny sound from anyone: "Not a cheep out of you!" means be quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature stories baby birds cheep in the nest for food. In everyday talk "not a cheep" means not a single sound or complaint. Similar sound words: chirp, tweet, peep, chirrup.

### Examples

- The baby birds cheeped for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x1)
- We heard a tiny cheep from the hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x2)
- The chicks were cheeping in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x3)
- The sparrows cheeped on the windowsill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x4)
- I don't want to hear a cheep out of you till morning! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x5)
- Every cheep meant the nest was still busy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x6)
- He whimpers and cheeps all the night, trying to make up his mind to run into the middle of the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/#x7)

### Note

Homophone: "cheap" (low in price). Cheep is a bird sound; cheap is about money. Trap in spelling tests!

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cheep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cheep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheep.html) on Mova free.