chirr vs chirrup

chirr

noun
  • The trilled sound made by an insect. 

verb
  • To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). 

chirrup

noun
  • A series of chirps, clicks or clucks. 

  • A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement. 

verb
  • To express by chirping. 

  • To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks. 

  • To quicken or animate by chirping. 

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