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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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
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  • As the sounds of birds chirping echoed in the room, so did the shutters of cameras and the flittering around the more than 20 A-list guests who sat front row at the fashion event.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
  • All game, the Rays had chirped from their dugout at Sabathia for pitching inside and then hitting Jake Bauers on the hand.
    Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps a sign of creeping underlying weakness, hours worked remained at a 5-year low despite moving past the L.A. wildfires and challenging January weather conditions.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Trump said last week that arrests along the United States' southern border with Mexico hit a record low of just over 8,300 in February, but official data is yet to be released.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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
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
Noun
  • Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But dolphins have complex dialects in the form of crackles, squeaks and whistles.
    Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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
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

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“Cheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheep. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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