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chirp

/tʃɜːp/

/tʃɜrp/

Translations

chirpnoun

chirps

/tʃɜːp/

/tʃɜrp/

gazouillis

The morning was filled with the cheerful chirp of sparrows.

Le matin était rempli du joyeux gazouillis des moineaux.

Additional translations

balayage en fréquenceTechnique, en télécommunications et en radar.

bipSon bref et aigu d’un appareil électronique.

Synonyms

chirpverb

chirped

Past Simple

chirped

Past Participle

chirping

Gerund

/tʃɜːp/

/tʃɝːp/

pépierPour un petit oiseau ; registre courant.

The birds chirp happily in the early morning.

Les oiseaux pépient joyeusement tôt le matin.

Additional translations

balayer en fréquenceTechnique, en télécommunications et en traitement du signal.

gazouillerS’emploie aussi figurément pour une voix ou une parole vive et joyeuse.

Synonyms

Definitions

chirpnoun

A short, sharp sound made by small birds or insects.

The morning was filled with the cheerful chirp of sparrows.

A brief, high-pitched sound made by an electronic device.

The smoke detector emitted a chirp to indicate low battery.

A signal whose frequency increases or decreases over time; a frequency sweep, especially in radar or communications.

Engineers sent a chirp through the fiber-optic cable to test for attenuation.

chirpverb

To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound, like that of a small bird.

The birds chirp happily in the early morning.

To speak in a lively or cheerful manner.

She chirped a greeting as she entered the room.

Of a signal, to vary in frequency over a brief interval; to perform a frequency sweep.

To correct dispersion, the laser pulse was chirped before entering the amplifier.