Cheep (Verb)
Meaning
Make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The baby birds began to cheep as their mother landed on the nest with worms.
- As the sun rose, the chicks started to cheep in the cozy farmhouse.
- In the chicken coop, you could hear the hens' chicks cheep excitedly as they broke out of their shells.
- The newly hatched chicks started to cheep soon after they saw their mother's warm presence.
- A brood of chirping chicks began to cheep and stumble around the farmyard.