Chirruping

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of producing a chirrup sound.

    "the chirrupings of birds"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chirrup form-of, gerund, participle, present

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beamcacklecallcapercaracolecarol

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"Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms."

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