"twirp" meaning in English

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Interjection

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)p Etymology: Onomatopoeia, like chirp. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chirp}} chirp Head templates: {{en-interj}} twirp
  1. An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
    Sense id: en-twirp-en-intj-Y8sin~X5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: twirps [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)p Etymology: Unknown, possibly derived from the onomatopoeia. See twerp. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|twerp}} twerp Head templates: {{en-noun}} twirp (plural twirps)
  1. Alternative spelling of twerp Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: twerp
    Sense id: en-twirp-en-noun-el5ewKs2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The hounds are impatient. \"Twirp, twirp, twirp!\" goes the horn, and \"Crack, crack, crack!\" responds the whip. It is a chorus that stirs the blood of the veteran as well as that of the uninitiated fox-hunter.",
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          "ref": "1996 August, Garrett Barbuto, Boys' Life, page 54",
          "text": "The first guy climbed up a tree and the farmer yelled, \"Who is in my tree?\" \"Twirp, twirp,\" replied the first guy. […] \"Meow,\" replied the second guy.",
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