A sharp sound made by small birds or insects.

Pools: cykanie, cyk

Make high-pitched sounds:
— The birds were chirping in the bushes.

synoniemen: cheep, chirrup, peep.

Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow^†; growl, snarl.    [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, bay at the moon [dog, wolf]; yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr^†, yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle^†; snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak, [swine, mouse]; neigh, whinny [horse]; bray [donkey, mule, hinny, ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul, pule [cats]; baa^†, bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow, cattle]; troat^†, croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove, pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; honk, gaggle, guggle [goose]; crow, caw, squawk, screech, [crow]; cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck, chuckle; hoot, hoo [owl]; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle [small birds]; hum [insects, hummingbird]; buzz [flying insects, bugs]; hiss [snakes, geese]; blatter^†; ratatat [woodpecker].    ... meer laten zien

Roget 416: play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle; strike the lyre, beat the drum; blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn; doodle; grind the organ; touch the guitar etc. (instruments) 417; thrum, strum, beat time.    execute, perform; accompany; sing a second, play a second; compose, set to music, arrange.    sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle; sol-fa^†; intone.    have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 836: be cheerful etc. adj.; have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits; view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose [Fr.]; ridentem dicere virum [Lat.], cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up; chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up.    keep a stiff upper lip.    rejoice etc. 838; carol, chirrup, lilt; frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth.    cheer, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire; perk up; put in good humor; cheer the heart, rejoice the heart; delight etc. (give pleasure) 829.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 838: rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself, hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, chirp; hurrah; cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy; exult etc. (boast) 884; triumph; hold jubilee etc. (celebrate) 883; make merry etc. (sport) 840.    laugh, raise laughter etc. (amuse) 840.    ... meer laten zien

Sing in modulation.

synoniem: tweedle.