Definition of cheep - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
soundRare make a short, high-pitched soundRare
- The chicks cheep loudly when they are hungry..
Noun
1.
natureRare short high-pitched sound made by a small birdRare
- The chick's cheep was barely audible.
2.
soundRare similar-sounding short high-pitched noiseRare
- The device emitted a cheep when turned on.
Origin of cheep
Old English, cēpan (to chirp) + -
Examples of cheep in a sentence
You can hear the crickets cheep at night. A cheep from the nest signaled feeding time. The morning was filled with the cheep of sparrows. A cheep came from the hidden speaker. The toy made a cheep when squeezed.
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- French:pépier, pépiement, ...
- German:piepsen, Piepsen, ...
- Italian:pigolare, pigolio, ...
- Spanish:piar, pío, ...
- Portuguese:piar, chilreio, ...
- Chinese:啾啾叫, 啾啾声, ...
- Japanese:ピヨピヨ鳴く, ピヨピヨ, ...
- Arabic:زَقْزَقَ, زَقْزَقَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְצַיֵּץ, צִיוּץ, ...
- Russian:чирикать, писк, ...
- Ukrainian:цвірінькати, цвірінькання, ...
- Hindi:चहचहाना, चीं-चीं, ...
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