chirrup
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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
Maltby had a perpetual chirrup of amusing small talk.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 3, 2015
The window was open and the chirrup of the crickets washed in harsh and strong.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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