chirrup

Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2022

In fact, there is only one moment of digital manipulation on the record: a brief chirrup of auto-tune in the middle of Little White Dove.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2019

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

Our phones lie fallow, with neither chirrup nor ping.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2015

The window was open and the chirrup of the crickets washed in harsh and strong.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt