chirpings

Small bird calls

Chirpings is the plural of chirping—short, high-pitched sounds made by small birds or insects.

The word can refer to multiple instances or types of such sounds: The chirpings of sparrows filled the morning air.

Figuratively, chirpings may describe any light, rapid speech or chatter.

birds

tweets

Brief social media posts

canaries · robins · songbirds · nestlings · fledglings · thrushes · flycatchers · wrens · swallows · starlings

insects

crickets

Jumping insects that chirp

buzzing · humming · night sounds · summer · underbrush · meadow · fields · chirring · stridulation · nocturnal

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

birdsong · freshness · dew · mist · early · serenity · tranquility · renewal · sunup · garden

ambiance

rustling

Soft crackling noise

  • breezeLight, gentle air movement
  • babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
  • brookSmall flowing watercourse

pattering · nature sounds · background · soothing · countryside · woodland · forest · pastoral · idyllic · soundscape

Opposites
sound type/animal vocalization

chirpingsroars

Loud, deep cries

howls · roarings · bellows · growls · howlings

sound presence/intensity

chirpingssilence

Total lack of sound

dead silence · stillness · quiet · hush · soundlessness

volume/intensity

chirpingsthunderclaps

Loud storm crashes

explosions · blasts · booms · crashes · detonations

Phrases
Family

chirping, chirpiness

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G