Chirp vs Whimper - What's the difference?
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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.
to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets
to speak in a high-pitched staccato
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
* 1886 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde)
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
* Latimer
To say something in a whimpering manner.
As nouns the difference between chirp and whimper
is that chirp is a short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect while whimper is a low intermittent sob.As verbs the difference between chirp and whimper
is that chirp is to make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets while whimper is to cry or sob softly and intermittently.chirp
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(en verb)whimper
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(en verb)- The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
- At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering ; and the cook, crying out "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," ran forward as if to take him in her arms.
- Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
- "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered .
