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The chirrup or trill greeting is a melodious sound that cats make when saying hello to preferred individuals.
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Emily Blackwell, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
Electricity is intermittent and the main source of fuel is buffalo dung, the scent of which drifts through the air along with the tweets and chirrups of red-wattled lapwings.
—The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019
But that 0-60 mph acceleration of 7.6 seconds is actually highly traction-limited, on account of the pretty useless tires up front, which chirrup and squeal even beyond the interventions of traction control whenever pressed.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
Experimental equipment on board beamed chirrups of sound into the depths and listened for their return.
—The Economist, 10 Mar. 2018
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Emily Blackwell, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
Electricity is intermittent and the main source of fuel is buffalo dung, the scent of which drifts through the air along with the tweets and chirrups of red-wattled lapwings.
—The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019
But that 0-60 mph acceleration of 7.6 seconds is actually highly traction-limited, on account of the pretty useless tires up front, which chirrup and squeal even beyond the interventions of traction control whenever pressed.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
Experimental equipment on board beamed chirrups of sound into the depths and listened for their return.
—The Economist, 10 Mar. 2018
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“Chirrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chirrup. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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