cheep
A short, high-pitched sound made by a small birdA short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
» The sparrow is cheeping.
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2 sensesA short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
the short weak cry of a young bird
A similar-sounding short high-pitched sound
Examples
5 sentencesThe sparrow is cheeping.
The sparrows are cheeping.
We are cheeping like sparrows.
deWir piepsen wie die Spatzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The day-old chicks cheeped shrilly as their mother returned to the nest with a beak full of food.
ruВылупившиеся накануне птенцы пронзительно запищали, когда их мать вернулась в гнездо с клювом, полным еды. — Wezel
I cannot cheep like a sparrow. I'm a pigeon.
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