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Recent Examples of cheep
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
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
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Birds chirp from the trees, there's the trickle of a distant stream, and the church bells from the next town echo across the hills.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Sirianni was seen chirping back at fans who were seated behind the bench as Philadelphia moved to 3-2 on the season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached an all-time low of 40 feet in October, almost 25 feet lower than would be typical at that time of year.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Friday has chances of showers in the early morning before 10 a.m. and in the evening before 10 p.m. Highs could reach 59 degrees with a low of 43.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.—
David Lauter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The Thing with Feathers, from writer-director Dylan Southern and starring the actor as a grieving father haunted by a giant crow, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow Photo: Sundance Institute In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.—
Anusha Praturu,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But dolphins have complex dialects in the form of crackles, squeaks and whistles.—
Leticia Fanucchi,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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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
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The clown, a kind of psychopathic silent movie character who never utters a peep, bludgeons his victims in vicious murder sequences that operate as gory punchlines each time out.—
Eric Kohn,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Solitary chicks emit fewer anxious peeps if given a mirror for company.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 27 Feb. 2025.
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