Chirp vs Beep - What's the difference?

In intransitive terms the difference between chirp and beep

is that chirp is to speak in a high-pitched staccato while beep is to produce a beep.

(en noun)

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.

(en verb)

to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets

to speak in a high-pitched staccato

(en noun)

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

A short, electronically produced tone.

* (electronically produced ): bleep

(en verb)

To sound (something that makes a beep).

The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.

To have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts

''Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.

To produce a beep.

Telephoning a person, but only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

''Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.

* (sound (a car horn) ): honk, hoot, sound, toot * to have intercourse with, have sex with, fuck * (telephoning ): flash