chirrupingn.
/ˈtʃɪrəpɪŋ/ The action of chirrup v.
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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > twitter or chirp > action of
chatteringa1250
writelingc1275
jargoning?a1366
chitteringc1374
jargonc1386
chirpingc1440
chirming1481
garrulingc1550
chirruping1579
twittering1773
twitteration1805
chippering1879
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [noun] > chirp or chirrup
chirping1548
chirrup1788
chirp1801
chirruping1871
1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. June Thy rymes..Whose Echo..taught the byrdes..Frame to thy songe their cheerefull cheriping.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 351 Except in the very coldest weather, they [sc. crickets] never cease their chirruping.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xii. 561 The first attempts to speak are mere chirruppings.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
chirrupingadj.
1. That chirrups.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [adjective] > chirp or chirrup
chirruping1826
1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. iv. 84 Robin-redbreast['s]..chirruping song was heard.
1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiii. 198 A wholesome, whole-hearted, chirruping little woman.
1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 137 The small chirruping voice..came from a little sunny-haired girl between three and four.
2. in chirruping cup, chirruping glass, etc. = chirping adj. cup, glass, etc. [perhaps this is verbal noun.]
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] > producing merriment (of a drink)
chirping1645
chirruping cup1683
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > cheering
chirruping glass1683
cherishing-cup1689
cheer-upping cup1720
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > cheering
chirping1645
chirruping cup1683
1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 35 This Saturnine People may sometimes drink a Cherripping Glass or two, without any danger to their Health.
1694 W. King Animadversions Pretended Acct. Danmark 130 A chirupping dose of Brandy.
a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 119 He wou'd take a Cherriping Cup off in a Corner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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