chir|rup

chir|rup
chir|rup «CHIHR uhp, CHUR-», verb, -ruped, -rup|ing, noun.
–v.i., v.t.
to chirp again and again; make a chirping sound, for example to a tame bird or horse.
–n.
the sound of chirruping.
[alteration of chirp]

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