cheep (noun)

  • 1cheep — ► NOUN 1) a shrill squeaky cry made by a young bird. 2) informal the slightest sound: there hasn t been a cheep from anybody. ► VERB ▪ make a cheep. ORIGIN imitative …

    English terms dictionary

  • 2cheep — intransitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1513 1. to utter faint shrill sounds ; peep 2. to utter a single word or sound • cheep noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3cheep — verb (I) if a young bird cheeps, it makes a weak, high noise: baby birds cheeping for food cheep noun …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4cheep´er — cheep «cheep», verb, noun. –v.i. to make a short, sharp sound such as a young bird makes; chirp; peep: »newly hatched chicks constantly cheeping. –v.t. to utter with a cheeping voice. –n. a short, sharp, sound such as a young bird makes; chirp;… …

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  • 5cheep — noun 1》 a shrill squeaky cry made by a young bird. 2》 [with negative] informal the slightest sound: there hasn t been a cheep from anybody. verb make a cheep. Origin C16 (orig. Scots): imitative …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 6cheep — (v.) 1510s, of imitative origin, originally Scottish. Related: Cheeped; cheeping. The noun is attested by 1774 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7cheep — UK [tʃiːp] / US [tʃɪp] verb [intransitive] Word forms cheep : present tense I/you/we/they cheep he/she/it cheeps present participle cheeping past tense cheeped past participle cheeped if a bird cheeps, it makes short high sounds Derived word:… …

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  • 8cheep — cheep1 [ tʃip ] verb intransitive if a bird cheeps, it makes short high sounds cheep cheep 2 [ tʃip ] noun count a short high sound that a bird makes …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9cheep — 1. verb /tʃiːp/ Of a small bird, to make short, high pitched sounds sounding like cheep . 2. noun /tʃiːp/ A short, high pitched sound made by a small bird. 3. interjection /tʃiːp/ The short, high pitched sound made by a small bird …

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  • 10cheep — /tʃip / (say cheep) verb (i) 1. to chirp; peep. –verb (t) 2. to express by cheeps. –noun 3. a chirp. {imitative} …