cheep 1 of 2

as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the toaster cheeps to indicate that the toast is done

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cheep

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noun

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Recent Examples of cheep
Verb
Once laid, some eggs are sent away for incubation and replaced by smart fakes, which wiggle and cheep so that the mother is primed for her hatchling’s return. The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019 The ducklings are safe and sound, though, after what seemed like an eternity huddled in terror and cheeping piteously at the drain’s bottom as the humans fought to open a manhole cover. Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheep
Verb
  • The rookie seemingly chirps at a defender after every catch, which can seem like a bit much at times.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The Packers’ cornerback picked it up and, on his way back inbounds, chirped at Kolar to hold onto the ball well after the play, too.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low of around 19.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The latest reduction, which was approved by 11 of 12 Fed voters, will lower the Fed’s benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.25% and 4.5%, a two-year low.
    Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The climax is protracted but darkly thrilling: ugly secrets spill into the open, winged monkeys screech and scatter, and Elphaba comes into full possession of her powers.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And on Thursday night, Ken Carter was one of about two dozen people inside a basketball gym, where the only signs a game was taking place were the squeaks of sneakers and four buzzers to signal the end of each quarter.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Noun
  • Richie Grainge styled her jeans and T-shirt with an oversized black leather jacket and a rectangular bag, going with a bold footwear choice: a metallic gold peep toe mule from Bottega Veneta with a nearly 4-inch flared heel.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, its electronic display tracks your progress without making a peep, perfect for those Zoom calls.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Her 8-year-old daughter, wearing pigtails, sucked on a lollipop as the clucks of chickens cut through the quiet of the neighborhood. 1 of 2 In Georgia, agriculture is a $83.6 billion industry that supports more than 323,000 jobs, according to the Georgia Farm Bureau.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Cheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheep. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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