chirp
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The rising sun bathes the rolling Herefordshire hillsides in a warm glow as birds gently chirp and sheep graze in the fields.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
That makes the light pulses arrive more rapidly, producing the distinctive "chirp" detected by astronomers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
If adversity reveals character, as those of us in the sports world like to chirp, consider the reaction of the three most prominent men Manfred cited in his report.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025
I could hardly take another disappointment delivered with a cheerful chirp to my inbox.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2025
She would tell them good morning, ask how it was going back at the nest, and they would chirp for a while, then fly off cheerfully.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
“I’m going to put on my bathing suit right now!” she chirps from her bedroom, sounding happier than most about the prospect of changing into swimwear on a raw and cloudy afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Their chirps are the sound of the old battle-ax saying goodbye to his homeland before the Iron Curtain slams shut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Kate says, appearing shocked at the implication, and once her friends relax again, she chirps.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
While some find the buzzes, chirps and trills soothing or exciting, for others, the bugs are annoying or irritating.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
“Oh, you’ll see,” Rubio chirps out, pulling his mylar blanket up to his neck.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
“Protect our ducks and kittens in Ohio!” chirped the official account of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2024
Julie Hendricks-Atkins' colleagues chirped from their cubicles in Lower Manhattan.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
The team's independently developed chirped quasi-phase-matching device generates quantum-entangled light by harnessing chirping -- gradually changing an element's polarization reversal period -- to generate quantum photon pairs over a wide bandwidth.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
From a plastic bin with straw and feed, the chicks chirped in cheerful circles Sunday afternoon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It squeaked and chirped and flew at me again.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
There was the chirping of cicadas and the crunch of desiccated pine needles underfoot, but the most remarkable thing about the place was the quiet.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It was such a phenomenal experience to see the Sun start going dark and hear, suddenly, the birds stop chirping," recalls Samantha.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Farah believes astronomers will soon detect many more of these "chirping" supernovae.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
With each sound she heard—a lorry rumbling past, a chirping bird, a child’s cry—she ran from the veranda bench to peer down the road.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
