chirping
present participle ofchirp
chirp
verb
uk/tʃɜːp/us/tʃɝːp/[I](alsochirrup,uk/ˈtʃɪr.əp/us/ˈtʃɪr.əp/)
(especiallyof abird) to make ashorthighsoundorsounds
[+ speech]
to say something with a high,happyvoice:
"Morning!" she chirped.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Ways of talking
Examplesofchirping
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Suddenly the facsimile machine pulses into action,chirpingand buzzing, ejecting a printed page 30 seconds later.
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They turn off their torches and creep about on tiptoe in search of large crickets, following theirchirping.
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All in all,chirpinga laser pulse should not be expected to increase fast-electron yield in experiments.
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In the night-time forest, analogous treatments are given to a passing mosquito and thechirpingcrickets, respectively.
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Thus, the sound of the fall starts to regain its strength, and in fact no more mention will be made of thechirping.
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This way,chirpinga pulse is more a method to increase the pulse length than a method to induce a carrier frequency gradient inside the pulse.
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Since laser chirp as used in experiments is bandwidth preserving by nature, it is unlikely thatchirpinga pulse will ever increase fast-electron yield in experiments.
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Frequencychirpingfor resonanceenhanced electron energy during laser acceleration.
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The only thing missing was little angels floating bychirpingand it would be perfect.
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Her vocal utterances range from traditional singing tochirping, cackling and deep throat noises.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The serene ambience by the still waters becomes suddenly alive with the cacophony of a wide variety ofchirpingbirds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She then starts recording the various sounds that reaches her ears, like birdschirping, leaves waving in air, in to a tape recorder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It opens with cricketschirpingand a synthesizer-like guitar progression.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While the sound produced is still called a ring, more-recently manufactured telephones electronically produce a warbling,chirping, or other sound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sound of a creek running nearby, birdschirping, the regular hum of the cicadas.
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