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cheep

cheep
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [cheep]
    • /tʃip/
    • /tʃiːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cheep]
    • /tʃip/

Definitions of cheep word

  • noun cheep the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp 3
  • verb cheep (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds 3
  • noun cheep the short, faint, shrill sound made by a young bird; peep; chirp 3
  • verb transitive cheep to make, or utter with, such a sound 3
  • verb without object cheep to chirp; peep. 1
  • verb without object cheep Chiefly South Midland U.S. to reveal or tell a secret (usually used in the phrase cheep it). 1

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Origin of cheep

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cheep

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cheep popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cheep usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cheep

verb cheep

  • chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
  • chirp — When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
  • tweet — a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
  • peep — to utter the short, shrill little cry of a young bird, a mouse, etc.; cheep; squeak.
  • twitter — to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.

noun cheep

  • pip — a male given name, form of Philip.
  • churr — a low, trilled or whirring sound made by some birds or insects
  • call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment

Top questions with cheep

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