was chirping
-estuve piando
Past progressiveconjugation ofchirp.There are other translations for this conjugation.

chirp

chirp(
chuhrp
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. piar (birds)
The chick was chirping in the nest.El pollito estaba piando en el nido.
b. chirriar (insects)
The cicadas are chirping, so it must be summer.Las cigarras están chirriando, así que debe ser verano.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. decir alegremente
"Here you go, Mommy," she chirped while handing her the bouquet."Ten, mami", dijo alegremente al entregarle el ramo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pío
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(birds)
Somehow I've learned to distinguish the chick's happy chirps from its distressed chirps.De alguna manera he aprendido distinguir los píos alegres del pollito de sus píos angustiados.
b. el chirrido
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(insects)
I can hear the chirp of a cricket in the house, but I haven't figured out where it is yet.Puedo oír el chirrido de un grillo en la casa, pero no he averiguado dónde está todavía.
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