Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chirp or chirrup.
- To chirp or chirrup: as, “cherupping birds,”
- To excite or urge on by chirruping.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See
chirrup . - transitive verb To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See
chirrup . - noun A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Archaic form of
chirrup . - verb Archaic form of
chirrup .
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Examples
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The only sounds he utters are an occasional clicking cherup, and now and then, with a plaintive cadence, he seems to speak the word _pewee_.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
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Which as she went, would cherup through the bills.
The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Christopher Marlowe 1578
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Which, as she went, would cherup through the bills.
Hero and Leander and Other Poems George Chapman 1578
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