cheep

UK: /ˈtʃiːp/ US: /tʃip/ ,(chēp)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cheep /tʃip/   v. [no object]

1. to chirp;
   peep.

n. [countable]

2. a chirp.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cheep  (chēp), v.i. 

1. to chirp;
   peep.
2. Dialect Terms [Chiefly South Midland U.S.] to reveal or tell a secret (usually used in the phrase cheep it).

v.t. 

3. to express by cheeps.

n. 

4. a chirp.

• imitative 1505–15

cheep′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cheep / tʃiːp/ noun

1. the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp

verb

1. (intransitive) (of young birds) to utter characteristic shrill sounds

ˈcheeper noun