Cheeped is the past tense of cheep, to make the short, high-pitched sound characteristic of a young bird: The chicks cheeped from the nest.
The word is onomatopoeic, imitating the thin, weak cry of a hatchling or small bird.
1. birdcall — chirp, Short, high avian sound; tweet (Small bird's cry); trill (Rapid pitch oscillation); warble (Sing with tremolo); piping · squeak · nestling · fledgling · hatchling · chick · sparrow · finch · canary · songbird
2. faint — whisper, Speech without full voice; squeak (Short, shrill cry); murmur (Soft, indistinct continuous sound); faint (Weak and indistinct); soft · quiet · tiny · small · weak · barely audible · high-pitched · shrill · thin · plaintive
Opposites
VOLUME/INTENSITY OF SOUNDcheeped ≠ roared Made loud, deep sound; bellowed · thundered · boomed · shrieked · screamed
COMPLETENESS/ELABORATION OF VOCALIZATIONcheeped ≠ sang Voiced a tune; warbled · trilled · caroled · serenaded · crooned
MATURITY/STRENGTH OF SOUND SOURCEcheeped ≠ roared Made loud, deep sound; bellowed · growled · trumpeted · brayed · crowed
Family
cheep, cheeping, cheeps, cheeper
- Familiarity
- Top 500,000
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- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G