chirrup

Short cheerful birdcall

Chirrup is a short, high-pitched sound made by birds or insects, or an imitation of such a sound made by a person.

It suggests a quick, cheerful noise, often repeated.

As a verb, to chirrup is to make this sound or to speak in a bright, lively manner.

The sparrows chirruped outside my window at dawn.

The word is closely related to chirp but implies a slightly more trilling or repeated quality.

birdcall

tweet

Small bird's cry

trillRapid pitch oscillation
warbleSing with tremolo
peepBrief secret look

twitter · piping · cheep · chitter · call · vocalization · songbird · sparrow · finch · canary

cheerfulness

bright

Emitting or reflecting light

cheeryPleasantly bright in spirit
livelyAnimated and energetic
sprightlyEnergetic and nimble

buoyant · perky · animated · upbeat · lighthearted · sunny · jaunty · merry · vivacious · ebullient

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

sunriseMorning light's arrival
daybreakMorning's first light
awakeningReturn to consciousness

early · birdsong · freshness · dew · garden · windowsill · rooftop · chorus · alarm · stirring

Categories

animal callsbird call, bird calls, ribbit, frog calls, peep
animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
bird soundsbirdcall, tweet, bird songs, cheep, warble
cat soundsmeow, purr, hiss, mew, yowl

Opposites

sound quality

chirrupcaw

Corvid vocalization

croak · growl · bellow · roar · screech

emotional tone

chirrupwail

Prolonged mournful cry

moan · keen · lament · dirge · shriek

sound presence

chirrupsilence

Total lack of sound

hush · stillness · quiet · muteness

Family

chirruped, chirruping, chirrups

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