1. (v. i.) To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.
2. (v. i.) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
3. (v. i.) To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry.
4. (n.) The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
5. (n.) First outlook or appearance.
6. (n.) A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.
7. (n.) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).
8. (n.) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
Thesaurus Entries
bend the eyes, blink, bug, cackle, call, carol, case, cast, caw, chatter, cheep, chip, chipper, chirk, chirm, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, complaint, coo, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, direct the eyes, drum, flash, gabble, gaggle, gander, glance, glimpse, gobble, grumble, guggle, half an eye, honk, hoo, hoot, look, look over, make a reconnaissance, meddle, murmur, nose, ogle, outcry, peek, peer, pip, pipe, play peekaboo, play the spy, protest, protestation, pry, put under surveillance, quack, quick sight, rapid glance, reconnoiter, roll, scold, scout, scout out, sing, slant, snoop, sound, spy, spy out, squawk, squeak, squiz, stake out, stare, take a peep, trill, tweedle, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, watch, whistle, wink
