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# chirp

verb (chirp, chirps, chirped, chirping); noun (a chirp, chirps)

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

## Everyday

1. To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#m1)
2. A chirp is that sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#m2)
3. To chirp can mean to say something in a bright, cheerful voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#m3)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons, birds chirp to call to each other and crickets chirp by rubbing their wings. In stories, chirp describes happy birds in the morning or a cheerful child. Phrases: chirp away, chirping birds, a cheerful chirp.

### Examples

- The birds chirped in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x1)
- We heard crickets chirping at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x2)
- The baby bird chirped for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x3)
- Good morning! she chirped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x4)
- My phone chirps when I get a message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x5)
- Crickets chirp faster when it is warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x6)
- "Peep, peep, pe--weep!" chirped the bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: chirped. It is an onomatopoeia: the word sounds like the noise. Similar: tweet, cheep. Fun fact: you can roughly guess the temperature by counting cricket chirps.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah describes mediums who whisper and murmur their messages. Tradition forbids seeking the dead and says people should ask God instead. In the primary lessons: In nature lessons, birds chirp to call to each other and crickets chirp by rubbing their wings. In stories, chirp describes happy birds in the morning or a cheerful child. Phrases: chirp away, chirping birds, a cheerful chirp.

### Examples

- And when they shall say unto you: 'Seek unto the ghosts and the familiar spirits, that chirp and that mutter; should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living unto the dead (Prophets ISA.8.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chirp/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: chirped. It is an onomatopoeia: the word sounds like the noise. Similar: tweet, cheep. Fun fact: you can roughly guess the temperature by counting cricket chirps.

## On Mova

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