chirrup

The chirrup or trill greeting is a melodious sound that cats make when saying hello to preferred individuals.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022

Capturing just 20 seconds of a songbird's chirrup, or an elk's bugle, or a kangaroo's chortle often requires hours of stillness and solitude.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2021

On a visit in June, the central gaming floor buzzes with the grim tension of high-stakes card games, regularly interspersed by the electronic chirrup of slot machines dishing out their jackpots.

From Time ● Jul. 19, 2016

Maltby had a perpetual chirrup of amusing small talk.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015

The quiet was profound except for the incessant buzzing of insects and the occasional chirrup of some hardy bird, braving the midday sun.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Mother monkeys kept up their calls, baby monkeys chirruped.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019

“What does July 4th mean to me? Freedom,” Sen. Ron Johnson chirruped on Twitter on Independence Day.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2018

"Currently, Drogba is still a player of Shanghai Shenhua, the contract between the two parties is still within the period of validity," chirruped a club statement.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2013

"Well oi tink oi'd be a little bit old for dat, now," chirruped an indignant Doolin.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010

“I’m so glad you’re getting yourself back to normal!” she chirruped, as though she knows what my baseline is.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Musicians have long incorporated nature's sounds into their music - think of the chirruping in The Beatles' "Blackbird", or the rain falling in "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024

This gentler visual approach extends to the audio; in “Herons,” one of the diaries accessible from the hub, you’ll hear the quiet chirruping of birds amid bright dawn sun.

From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2021

I thought back to her newborn sonic effusions as a chirruping cherub on my chest who let forth ribbits during hiccups and sounded at times like a soprano cartoon pterodactyl.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2021

The album begins with a chirruping synthesizer from Mr. Czukay; on the final track, “You Doo Right,” the group maunders through a 20-minute jam.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2017

A high, squeaking sound accompanied them; it might have been Margaret’s voice, but in Penelope’s mind it sounded more like the chirruping of a worried Nutsawoo.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood