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chirp

ʧərp
WordNet
Odysseus is tied to the ship's mast by his men to withstand the sirens' chirping. The other men row. There are three sirens on the coast. Behind them are the bones of previous victims.
Odysseus is tied to the ship's mast by his men to withstand the sirens' chirping. The other men row. There are three sirens on the coast. Behind them are the bones of previous victims.
  1. (v) chirp
    make high-pitched sounds "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
  2. (v) chirp
    sing in modulation
  3. (n) chirp
    a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Cheetahs make a chirping sound that is much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp. The sound is so an intense, it can be heard a mile away.
  1. Chirp
    A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of flitting bird."
  2. Chirp
    To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees
  1. chirp
    To make a short, sharp, cheery sound, as is done by small birds and various insects.
  2. chirp
    To utter inarticulate sounds expressive of satisfaction or pleasure.
  3. chirp
    To sound or utter in a chirping manner.
  4. (n) chirp
    A short, sharp, cheerful note, as of certain birds and insects.
  5. chirp
    To cheer; enliven: known only in the present participle.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
Only full-grown male crickets can chirp.
  1. (n) Chirp
    chėrp the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects
  2. (v.i) Chirp
    to make such a sound; to talk in a happy and lively strain
  3. (v.t) Chirp
    to cheer
Quotations
What is not yours always chirps for its master.
Spanish Proverb
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Of imitative orgin. Cf. Chirk Chipper Cheep Chirm Chirrup

Usage in the news

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of ' alien birds'. timesleader.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts -- and they mimic the chirping of birds. goerie.com

Earth's radiation belts chirp like alien birds. dispatch.com

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of ' alien birds. thedailyworld.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds. columbiamissourian.com

Surrounded by a nature preserve, it's a place where the chirping of cardinals blends perfectly with the soothing trickle of a poolside spa. nola.com

Fresh air, starry skies, crickets chirping, and a pretty funny Dan Aykroyd/John Candy movie to boot. electronichouse.com

Like the name suggests, think of it like a flock of birds perched on a branch, chirping to one another. truckinginfo.com

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds. thedailyworld.com

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds'. timesleader.com

Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds. thedailyworld.com

And the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem. krdotv.com

"Chirp" by Sandy Silbert of the POW Artists ( Sandy Silbert / December 13, 2012 ). orlandosentinel.com

Here's something to get you chirping: a Utah entrepreneur has created a new energy bar made with cricket flour . sltrib.com

Rene quietly ponders the solemn night, accompanied by crickets chirping and his dog's eager barking. advocate.com

Usage in scientific papers

When event rates are taken into account150,549 , order of magnitude estimates indicate that after one-year of operation of the advanced LIGO, one in-spiral chirp event from a NS-NS or NSBH merger, and probably one collapsar event (sub ject to uncertainties) would be detected174,544 .
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Progress, Problems & Prospects

By matched filtering, we can determine the frequency of the chirp as a function of time with an error of less than one tenth of a cycle.
Performing a theoretically robust Ryan test using intermediate-mass black holes

This frequency evolution function (FEF) will be observed with this accuracy over hundreds of thousands of cycles—or even a million or more—in a typical chirp observed by LISA.
Performing a theoretically robust Ryan test using intermediate-mass black holes

The data for performing the Ryan test for a typical EMRI all comes from the part of the chirp where v > .2, a region that is suspect for the reasons briefly discussed in the preceding subsection.
Performing a theoretically robust Ryan test using intermediate-mass black holes

We can get a good estimate of the accuracy of the Ryan test by counting the number of cycles the fourth-order term contributes to the chirp.
Performing a theoretically robust Ryan test using intermediate-mass black holes

Usage in literature

The sparrows chirp, the wagons rattle, the boys cry the papers, and the household smiles. "David Lockwin--The People's Idol" by John McGovern

It was as though bees hummed, grasshoppers chirped and birds warbled over the happy house of Mary and Martha. "Famous Modern Ghost Stories" by Various

The sparrows were chirping, and hungry crows were calling loudly for food. "The Child's World" by Hetty Browne, Sarah Withers, W.K. Tate

Blackbird, sparrow-hawk, and Hoopoe about houses; it has a curious hoop, varied with a grating chirp. "Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and TheNeighbouring Countries" by William Griffith

So you need not be chirping out, "On their feet, of course;" or some foolish answer of that kind. "St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878" by Various

Whole families of cicalas chirp day and night under our old resounding roof. "Madame Chrysantheme" by Pierre Loti

And the last rule is, that the crickets shouldn't be chirping. "St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877" by Various

His voice here would be little more effective than the chirping of an insect. "John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10)" by John L. Stoddard

True thunder shall strike dumb their chirping chimes. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 22, 1892" by Various

The crickets were chirping. "A Friend of Caesar" by William Stearns Davis

Usage in poetry
An early cricket chirps,
then pauses;
the dying lamp gutters
then flares again.
Sorrow that has lost its memory
is like the dumb dark hours
that have no bird songs
but only the cricket's chirp.
But Chirpings bright in dewy woods
Foretell divine tomorrows,
And little birds are very good
To dissipate great sorrows.
Last year I sat within my room,
And heard the cricket in the gloom
Chirp out his palpitating lay,
As if he were on holiday.
Chirped the birdie, "Its an honor,
If it is for the children;
For their holy, sacred corner,
I'll give you half a million."
Joys upon our branches sit,
Chirping loud and singing sweet;
Like gentle streams beneath our feet
Innocence and virtue meet.