Chirp vs. Cheep

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

(radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.

(intransitive) to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets

(intransitive) to speak in a high-pitched staccato

To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.

To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.

a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

make high-pitched sounds; of birds

sing in modulation

(of a small bird or an insect) make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound

Example: ‘outside, the crickets chirped monotonously’; ‘the chirping of birds’;

(of a person) say something in a lively and cheerful way

Example: ‘‘Good morning!’ chirped Alex’;

speak to (someone) in a taunting way

Example: ‘he chirped two policemen just before he was arrested’;

a short, sharp, high-pitched sound

Example: ‘the chirps and whirrs of insects’;

A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases (up-chirp) or decreases (down-chirp) with time. In some sources, the term chirp is used interchangeably with sweep signal.

Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep".

To express in a chirping tone.

A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

To chirp, as a young bird.

To give expression to in a chirping tone.

Example: ‘Cheep and twitter twenty million loves.’;

A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse.

the short weak cry of a young bird

make high-pitched sounds; of birds

a short, high squeaky cry made by a young bird.

a short, high sound resembling the cry of a young bird

Example: ‘an electronic cheep from the alarm’;

the slightest sound

Example: ‘there has not been a cheep from anybody’;

make a short, high squeaky sound

Example: ‘sparrows are cheeping all around’;