cheepn.int.

Brit.

/tʃiːp/, U.S.

/tʃip/, Scottish English

/tʃip/

Forms: see cheep v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: cheep v.

Etymology: < cheep v.

Originally Scottish.

1. A thin, high-pitched cry made by a young bird, a mouse, or another small animal; (also) a squeaky sound reminiscent of this. Also as int. (frequently reduplicated).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > whistle or chirp

peepa1500

cheepa1758

whistle1784

chirp1801

chip1808

a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1961) III. 335 Some illfated wandring bird must fa With ruefull cheeps in his dead griping Claw.

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 147 The slaw-gaun wheels whan dry..gie mony a cheap and cry.

1787 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 215 Come, screw the pegs wi' tunefu' cheep.

1829 A. Cunningham Magic Bridle in Anniversary 139 The mouse's cheep and cricket's chirrup.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. x. 294 The cheep of the tiller-rope, running through the well-greased leading blocks.

1855 Student & Family Misc. 10 208 Wiser than many is cunning cricket, he Hides in the hearth-stone old and rickety, Singing, ‘Cheep, cheep, cheep!’

1911 J. A. Thomson Biol. Seasons ii. 193 When the young bird appears to be contented and very comfortable, it utters a plaintive, almost sigh-like cheep.

1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 59 ‘Cheep-cheep,’ call the mavises, chaffinches and whinchats.

2003 N. Baker Box of Matches iii. 13 The duck emerges, making her tiny rapid cheeps.

2. A single sound, utterance, or remark; a slight mention or hint. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. peep n.¹ 3b, cheep v. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others

chopa1657

twee1708

cheep1819

boo hoo1841

whoof1846

yack1860

twanka-pang1929

wah-wah1938

1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii. 191 There's no ane..can..venture a single cheep against a' that blae-flummery that's makin' sic a haliballoo in the warld.

1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 Dec. 353/3 However, it at last also came to its end, and no more was ever heard of it—not a cheep.

1891 A. Gordon Folks o' Carglen viii. 236 I heard a cheep o' the aventure ye speak o'.

1932 D. Campbell Bamboozled 29 Ye'll be gyaun tae a pairty, nae doot; it's michty queer fu A hivna h'ard cheep o't.

1962 ‘A. Gilbert’ No Dust in Attic v. 62 Janice had disappeared very suddenly..and there hadn't been a cheep out of her since she went.

2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 23 May 33 Justice Minister David Ford would say ‘Yessir!’ and there wouldn't be a cheep out of anybody at Stormont.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cheepv.

Brit.

/tʃiːp/, U.S.

/tʃip/, Scottish English

/tʃip/

Forms: 1500s–1600s cheape, 1500s–1600s cheepe, 1600s– cheep, 1800s cheap; also Scottish pre-1700 cheip, pre-1700 chepe.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the high-pitched cry of a small animal or bird. Compare chirp v., peep v.²

1. Originally Scottish.

a. intransitive. Of a small animal, esp. a young bird or a mouse: to make a thin, high-pitched cry. In extended use: to make a squeaky sound reminiscent of this. Cf. chirp v. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > whistle or chirp

whistlec1000

wlitec1200

pipec1275

chirkc1386

chirtc1386

pulea1398

whitter1513

cheepa1522

peep1534

churtle1570

chipper1593

crick1601

grill1688

crink1781

yeep1834

chip1868

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. viii. 76 Hir byrdis chepand in thar nest.

1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. D.ij^v We shall gar chyckens chepe, and geilynges pew.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Fii^v/1 To Cheepe, pipilare.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xv. 100 A good conditioned hen..after she hath once heard them cheape or chirpe vnder her.

1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. vii. xx. 258/1 The Chicken begins to Peep or Cheep, and..breaks through the Shell and comes forth.

1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 50 A bat affrighted cheeps In some deserted room.

1856 Titan Mag. Nov. 476/1 We heard something like wheels cheeping through the snow outside.

1879 J. H. Ewing Jackanapes (1884) ii. 15 The other chicks hopped and cheeped on the Green.

1928 Cent. Mag. May 17/2 The frogs and crickets cheeped lonesomely, but the night birds had little to say.

1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio xlvi. 214 The phone cheeped. He reached over to punch the button.

2015 M. Caughe Kid's Guide to keeping Chickens 39/1 There's nothing cuter than a bunch of fluff balls running around the brooder cheeping and hopping.

b. transitive. To utter or express with a cheep; esp. to say (something) in a high-pitched or cheerful voice. Cf. chirp v. 3.Frequently with direct speech as object.

ΚΠ

1828 Lairds of Fife II. xi. 271 ‘Why, Madam, whenever you really require to be defended,’ cheeped Mr Inverary.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. i. 10 ‘Hold hard, Tom, now,’ cheeps little Conshy.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 69 I would pipe and trill, And cheep and twitter twenty million loves.

1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 487/2 They cheep a good-morning to one another in soft, cheerful voices.

1953 M. Irwin Elizabeth & Prince of Spain xiv. 152 The birds, who had cheeped a sleepy questioning note or two, suddenly shrilled into full chorus.

2004 Evening Gaz. (Nexis) 26 Mar. 7 ‘Hi,’ she cheeped even more cheerfully than usual. ‘How are you two?’

2. intransitive. Originally Scottish and English regional (northern).

a. To make a sound or utterance, esp. a slight, plaintive, or complaining one. Chiefly in negative contexts. Also occasionally transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > shrilly or in a weak voice

creakc1440

shrillc1440

peep1567

chirp1604

pipe1675

peek1808

cheep1813

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [verb (intransitive)] > utter in thin or weak voice

shrillc1440

peep1567

chirp1604

peek1808

cheep1813

1813 G. Bruce Poems, Ballads, & Songs 141 Our Callans, here, faith! daurnae cheep, For our Police sic order keep.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 21/1 I'll warrant they dinna get leave to cheep a word at school.

1864 E. Waugh Tattlin' Matty 312 He's not a mon at's gin to talkin' at o'. He'll sit by th' fire, hour after hour, an' never cheep.

1898 E. P. Brown Ciderville Folks xxvi. 329 Tucker is a man who either has right smart to say in class meetin or else he don't cheep.

1921 Sunset July 11/2 We solemnly accepted Japan's repeated promise to respect the integrity of Korea, but we never cheeped when Korea was annexed.

1922 M. P. Angellotti Three Black Bags viii. 91 Some folks might start something with..machine-guns planted over their towns to blow them to kingdom come if they so much as cheeped, but not these fellows.

1988 Irish Amer. Jan. 33/2 No-one answered; the children never cheeped. I was debating whether if I spoke they would come in and shoot me or if I didn't would they go away and we'd die.

1997 Independent 21 May 19 Yesterday we heard vociferous complaint from Tories who never so much as cheeped during 18 years of their own party's supremacy.

b. To tell, disclose, or reveal something; to inform against a person or betray a confidence. In later use also transitive: to divulge (information). Now chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland). Cf. peep v.² 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (transitive)]

wrayc725

meldeOE

bimeldena1300

forgabc1394

to blow up?a1400

outsay?a1400

detectc1449

denounce1485

ascry1523

inform1526

promote1550

peach1570

blow1575

impeach1617

wheedle1710

split1795

snitch1801

cheep1831

squeal1846

to put away1858

spot1864

report1869

squawk1872

nose1875

finger1877

ruck1884

to turn over1890

to gag on1891

shop1895

pool1907

run1909

peep1911

pot1911

copper1923

finger1929

rat1932

to blow the whistle on1934

grass1936

rat1969

to put in1975

turn1977

1831 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae 547 in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 547 Cacklin' about Coleridge, or blooterin about Byron, or cheepin, as if she had the pip, o' Barry Cornwall.

1883 M. R. Lahee Acquitted though Guilty xv. 143 ‘Howd on theer, felley, win yo?’ exclaimed Tim. ‘I ne'er thought o' cheepin' about that.’

1886 J. W. Riley Boss Girl 27 Don't you ever cheep about me havin' wealth, you know; cos it aint mine.

1902 W. N. Harben Abner Daniel 112 He made me promise not to cheep it to a soul, but I'm a-goin' to tell it—tell it, ef he never speaks to me agin.

1906 Pearson's Mag. May 472/1 ‘God bless her!’ he murmured. ‘To think she knew all the time and never cheeped!’

1940 M. Haun Hawk's done Gone vi. 109 Buck never did say a word about Dunk. Never cheeped a thing to a soul... There might not have been anything to cheep. Nobody will know.

1952 P. M. Angle Bloody Williamson ii. 14 ‘If you ever cheep this I'll bump you off,’ one of them warned him.

1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 152 Cheeped it: told it.

Derivatives

ˈcheeping n. and adj. In quot. c1729: (Scottish) querulous, complaining.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > whistle or chirp > whistling or chirping

whistlingc950

cheepinga1585

fritiniency1646

pipping1750

yeeping1945

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whistles or chirps

pipient1607

chirping1611

cheeping1708

cheepy1841

yeeping1945

a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine) ix. 48 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 173 Thy cheiping and peiping with weiping þow sall rew.

c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 124 Sweet Philomene with cheiping chyrris and charris.

1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction iv. v. 285 Love's bright Goddess..sent a cheeping Mouse to tempt the Dame.

c1729 in A. Jervise Memorials Angus & Mearns (1861) 38 She is a very cheeping woman, and can do better than she lets on.

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 59 Good for nothing but to raise cheeping squirrels on.

1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race ii. 17 These bleepers are little radio receivers which give off a faint cheeping from one's pocket.

2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk xiv. 137 We see..a hen pheasant and a line of cheeping, half-feathered poults.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cheep
释义	cheepn.int. Brit. /tʃiːp/, U.S. /tʃip/, Scottish English /tʃip/ Forms: see cheep v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: cheep v. Etymology: < cheep v. Originally Scottish. 1. A thin, high-pitched cry made by a young bird, a mouse, or another small animal; (also) a squeaky sound reminiscent of this. Also as int. (frequently reduplicated). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > whistle or chirp peepa1500 cheepa1758 whistle1784 chirp1801 chip1808 a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1961) III. 335 Some illfated wandring bird must fa With ruefull cheeps in his dead griping Claw. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 147 The slaw-gaun wheels whan dry..gie mony a cheap and cry. 1787 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 215 Come, screw the pegs wi' tunefu' cheep. 1829 A. Cunningham Magic Bridle in Anniversary 139 The mouse's cheep and cricket's chirrup. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. x. 294 The cheep of the tiller-rope, running through the well-greased leading blocks. 1855 Student & Family Misc. 10 208 Wiser than many is cunning cricket, he Hides in the hearth-stone old and rickety, Singing, ‘Cheep, cheep, cheep!’ 1911 J. A. Thomson Biol. Seasons ii. 193 When the young bird appears to be contented and very comfortable, it utters a plaintive, almost sigh-like cheep. 1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 59 ‘Cheep-cheep,’ call the mavises, chaffinches and whinchats. 2003 N. Baker Box of Matches iii. 13 The duck emerges, making her tiny rapid cheeps. 2. A single sound, utterance, or remark; a slight mention or hint. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. peep n.¹ 3b, cheep v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others chopa1657 twee1708 cheep1819 boo hoo1841 whoof1846 yack1860 twanka-pang1929 wah-wah1938 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. xviii. 191 There's no ane..can..venture a single cheep against a' that blae-flummery that's makin' sic a haliballoo in the warld. 1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 Dec. 353/3 However, it at last also came to its end, and no more was ever heard of it—not a cheep. 1891 A. Gordon Folks o' Carglen viii. 236 I heard a cheep o' the aventure ye speak o'. 1932 D. Campbell Bamboozled 29 Ye'll be gyaun tae a pairty, nae doot; it's michty queer fu A hivna h'ard cheep o't. 1962 ‘A. Gilbert’ No Dust in Attic v. 62 Janice had disappeared very suddenly..and there hadn't been a cheep out of her since she went. 2013 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 23 May 33 Justice Minister David Ford would say ‘Yessir!’ and there wouldn't be a cheep out of anybody at Stormont. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cheepv. Brit. /tʃiːp/, U.S. /tʃip/, Scottish English /tʃip/ Forms: 1500s–1600s cheape, 1500s–1600s cheepe, 1600s– cheep, 1800s cheap; also Scottish pre-1700 cheip, pre-1700 chepe. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the high-pitched cry of a small animal or bird. Compare chirp v., peep v.² 1. Originally Scottish. a. intransitive. Of a small animal, esp. a young bird or a mouse: to make a thin, high-pitched cry. In extended use: to make a squeaky sound reminiscent of this. Cf. chirp v. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > whistle or chirp whistlec1000 wlitec1200 pipec1275 chirkc1386 chirtc1386 pulea1398 whitter1513 cheepa1522 peep1534 churtle1570 chipper1593 crick1601 grill1688 crink1781 yeep1834 chip1868 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. viii. 76 Hir byrdis chepand in thar nest. 1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. D.ij^v We shall gar chyckens chepe, and geilynges pew. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Fii^v/1 To Cheepe, pipilare. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xv. 100 A good conditioned hen..after she hath once heard them cheape or chirpe vnder her. 1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. vii. xx. 258/1 The Chicken begins to Peep or Cheep, and..breaks through the Shell and comes forth. 1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 50 A bat affrighted cheeps In some deserted room. 1856 Titan Mag. Nov. 476/1 We heard something like wheels cheeping through the snow outside. 1879 J. H. Ewing Jackanapes (1884) ii. 15 The other chicks hopped and cheeped on the Green. 1928 Cent. Mag. May 17/2 The frogs and crickets cheeped lonesomely, but the night birds had little to say. 1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio xlvi. 214 The phone cheeped. He reached over to punch the button. 2015 M. Caughe Kid's Guide to keeping Chickens 39/1 There's nothing cuter than a bunch of fluff balls running around the brooder cheeping and hopping. b. transitive. To utter or express with a cheep; esp. to say (something) in a high-pitched or cheerful voice. Cf. chirp v. 3.Frequently with direct speech as object. ΚΠ 1828 Lairds of Fife II. xi. 271 ‘Why, Madam, whenever you really require to be defended,’ cheeped Mr Inverary. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. i. 10 ‘Hold hard, Tom, now,’ cheeps little Conshy. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 69 I would pipe and trill, And cheep and twitter twenty million loves. 1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 487/2 They cheep a good-morning to one another in soft, cheerful voices. 1953 M. Irwin Elizabeth & Prince of Spain xiv. 152 The birds, who had cheeped a sleepy questioning note or two, suddenly shrilled into full chorus. 2004 Evening Gaz. (Nexis) 26 Mar. 7 ‘Hi,’ she cheeped even more cheerfully than usual. ‘How are you two?’ 2. intransitive. Originally Scottish and English regional (northern). a. To make a sound or utterance, esp. a slight, plaintive, or complaining one. Chiefly in negative contexts. Also occasionally transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > shrilly or in a weak voice creakc1440 shrillc1440 peep1567 chirp1604 pipe1675 peek1808 cheep1813 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [verb (intransitive)] > utter in thin or weak voice shrillc1440 peep1567 chirp1604 peek1808 cheep1813 1813 G. Bruce Poems, Ballads, & Songs 141 Our Callans, here, faith! daurnae cheep, For our Police sic order keep. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 21/1 I'll warrant they dinna get leave to cheep a word at school. 1864 E. Waugh Tattlin' Matty 312 He's not a mon at's gin to talkin' at o'. He'll sit by th' fire, hour after hour, an' never cheep. 1898 E. P. Brown Ciderville Folks xxvi. 329 Tucker is a man who either has right smart to say in class meetin or else he don't cheep. 1921 Sunset July 11/2 We solemnly accepted Japan's repeated promise to respect the integrity of Korea, but we never cheeped when Korea was annexed. 1922 M. P. Angellotti Three Black Bags viii. 91 Some folks might start something with..machine-guns planted over their towns to blow them to kingdom come if they so much as cheeped, but not these fellows. 1988 Irish Amer. Jan. 33/2 No-one answered; the children never cheeped. I was debating whether if I spoke they would come in and shoot me or if I didn't would they go away and we'd die. 1997 Independent 21 May 19 Yesterday we heard vociferous complaint from Tories who never so much as cheeped during 18 years of their own party's supremacy. b. To tell, disclose, or reveal something; to inform against a person or betray a confidence. In later use also transitive: to divulge (information). Now chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland). Cf. peep v.² 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 meldeOE bimeldena1300 forgabc1394 to blow up?a1400 outsay?a1400 detectc1449 denounce1485 ascry1523 inform1526 promote1550 peach1570 blow1575 impeach1617 wheedle1710 split1795 snitch1801 cheep1831 squeal1846 to put away1858 spot1864 report1869 squawk1872 nose1875 finger1877 ruck1884 to turn over1890 to gag on1891 shop1895 pool1907 run1909 peep1911 pot1911 copper1923 finger1929 rat1932 to blow the whistle on1934 grass1936 rat1969 to put in1975 turn1977 1831 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae 547 in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 547 Cacklin' about Coleridge, or blooterin about Byron, or cheepin, as if she had the pip, o' Barry Cornwall. 1883 M. R. Lahee Acquitted though Guilty xv. 143 ‘Howd on theer, felley, win yo?’ exclaimed Tim. ‘I ne'er thought o' cheepin' about that.’ 1886 J. W. Riley Boss Girl 27 Don't you ever cheep about me havin' wealth, you know; cos it aint mine. 1902 W. N. Harben Abner Daniel 112 He made me promise not to cheep it to a soul, but I'm a-goin' to tell it—tell it, ef he never speaks to me agin. 1906 Pearson's Mag. May 472/1 ‘God bless her!’ he murmured. ‘To think she knew all the time and never cheeped!’ 1940 M. Haun Hawk's done Gone vi. 109 Buck never did say a word about Dunk. Never cheeped a thing to a soul... There might not have been anything to cheep. Nobody will know. 1952 P. M. Angle Bloody Williamson ii. 14 ‘If you ever cheep this I'll bump you off,’ one of them warned him. 1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 152 Cheeped it: told it. Derivatives ˈcheeping n. and adj. In quot. c1729: (Scottish) querulous, complaining. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > whistle or chirp > whistling or chirping whistlingc950 cheepinga1585 fritiniency1646 pipping1750 yeeping1945 the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whistles or chirps pipient1607 chirping1611 cheeping1708 cheepy1841 yeeping1945 a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine) ix. 48 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 173 Thy cheiping and peiping with weiping þow sall rew. c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 124 Sweet Philomene with cheiping chyrris and charris. 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction iv. v. 285 Love's bright Goddess..sent a cheeping Mouse to tempt the Dame. c1729 in A. Jervise Memorials Angus & Mearns (1861) 38 She is a very cheeping woman, and can do better than she lets on. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 59 Good for nothing but to raise cheeping squirrels on. 1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race ii. 17 These bleepers are little radio receivers which give off a faint cheeping from one's pocket. 2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk xiv. 137 We see..a hen pheasant and a line of cheeping, half-feathered poults. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.int.a1758v.a1522
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