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verb

ˈchēp How to pronounce cheep (audio)
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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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noun

as in low

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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
  1. chirp
  2. low
  3. screech
  4. crow
  5. squeak
  6. squawk
  7. peep
  8. cluck
Verb
  • Later in the period, Andersson chirped Shesterkin, who signed an eight-year, $11.5 million average annual value contract earlier this year.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This is part of the reason why more and more owners and executives are starting to chirp about an MLB salary cap when the league’s collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, 2026.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • However, showers could move into the area on Sunday night with a low of around 45.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Consumer trust in corporate activism is at an all-time low.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of low
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of screech
Noun
  • Other names for the full moon in March include the eagle moon, goose moon, crow comes back moon and sugar moon, according to the Almanac.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of crow
Noun
  • And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of squawk
Noun
  • Not a peep from the current city council, nor reflections from local publications or posts from local historical societies.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Different groups have access, hundreds of different people have access to this that are nowhere in the scope of what needs to be, and yet nobody raised one peep about it.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of peep
Noun
  • Male turkeys gobble and strut, puffing out their feathers, to impress hens, who yelp and cluck in response.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of cluck

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