cheep
part of speech
verb (cheep, cheeps, cheeped, cheeping); noun (a cheep, cheeps)
meaning for a pupil
1) (of a young bird) To make a short, high, weak sound. tree →
2) A short high sound made by a young bird. tree →
3) (informal) A tiny sound from anyone: "Not a cheep out of you!" means be quiet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In nature stories baby birds cheep in the nest for food. In everyday talk "not a cheep" means not a single sound or complaint. Similar sound words: chirp, tweet, peep, chirrup.
examples
- The baby birds cheeped for food. tree →
- We heard a tiny cheep from the hedge. tree →
- The chicks were cheeping in the box. tree →
- The sparrows cheeped on the windowsill. tree →
- I don't want to hear a cheep out of you till morning! tree →
- Every cheep meant the nest was still busy. tree →
- He whimpers and cheeps all the night, trying to make up his mind to run into the middle of the room. tree →
note
Homophone: "cheap" (low in price). Cheep is a bird sound; cheap is about money. Trap in spelling tests!
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cheep» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.