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zirpen

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German

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare English chirp.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zirpen (weak, third-person singular present zirpt, past tense zirpte, past participle gezirpt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to chirp, chirr, chirrup (make the sound of a cricket or a similar repetitive, metallic sound)
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
      Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, schillernde Libellen schossen surrend durch die Luft, […]
      In addition countless cicadas chirped, iridescent dragonflies shot buzzingly through the air, […]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zirpen” in Duden online
  • zirpen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache