"chirping" meaning in English

See chirping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more chirping [comparative], most chirping [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} chirping (comparative more chirping, superlative most chirping)
  1. Making a chirp sound. Derived forms: chirpingly
    Sense id: en-chirping-en-adj-BwEUW4Ma Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 28 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 14 12

Noun

Forms: chirpings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chirping (plural chirpings)
  1. (gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping. Tags: gerund
    Sense id: en-chirping-en-noun-~vcyH8GC

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} chirping
  1. present participle and gerund of chirp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: chirp
    Sense id: en-chirping-en-verb-OQ1LtFzs

Inflected forms

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